HR 697 Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Celebrating the life of Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O'Hara, USA.

HR 697 is a non-binding House resolution honoring Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O'Hara of the U.S. Army. It formally recognizes his military service and sacrifice, though it does not create new laws or affect any policies or individuals. The resolution was passed by the House of Representatives on March 31, 2025, and serves solely as a commemorative gesture. As a procedural resolution, it has no legal effect beyond expressing the House's tribute.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill transitioned from an introduced House Resolution to an enrolled version, primarily involving formatting changes, spacing adjustments, and the addition of enrollment identifiers. The substantive content regarding the tribute to Staff Sergeant Ryan Austin O'Hara remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added multiple blank lines and spacing adjustments throughout the document, likely for formatting consistency in the enrolled version.

Added enrollment identifiers including 'ENROLLED', 'HR697ER', and 'Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2025' to indicate the bill's final status.

Removed introductory metadata such as 'INTRODUCED', bill number '25106859D', and patron information that was present in the introduced version.

Corrected a typo in the enrolled version where 'ENROLLE D' appears instead of 'ENROLLED' in one instance, though the overall status remains the same.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House of Delegates by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House (HR697ER)

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Presented and laid on Speaker's table 25106859D

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors