SJ 250 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Women Veterans Day; designating as June 12, 2025, and each succeeding year thereafter.

This bill designates June 12, 2025, and every June 12 thereafter as Women Veterans Day in Virginia. It officially recognizes Virginia's women veterans annually on this date without creating new programs or requirements. The bill is ceremonial and affects no specific individuals or entities beyond the symbolic observance. It passed unanimously in both legislative chambers on February 20, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Dec 26, 2024 Last action Feb 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill transitioned from an introduced draft to its enrolled final version, adding official session dates, committee referral information, and approval dates from both legislative chambers. The substantive policy content regarding Women Veterans Day designation remained unchanged throughout the process.

TECHNICAL

Added session identification markers, bill number formatting, and official status labels (Introduced, Enrolled) to reflect legislative progression.

Included patron names (Carroll Foy, Aird, Suetterlein and Williams Graves) and committee referral information from the original introduction.

Added approval dates showing Senate agreement on January 22, 2025 and House of Delegates agreement on February 20, 2025.

Removed draft formatting markers and placeholder lines that were used during the legislative drafting process.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jan 20, 2025

D Democratic21

21 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ250ER)

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (18-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Agreed to by Senate by voice vote

upper

Jan 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rules (Voice Vote)

upper

Dec 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors