SJ 285 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Commemorating the life and legacy of Private Oscar Cleveland Hicks, USA.

This bill (SJ 285) is a commemorative resolution honoring Private Oscar Cleveland Hicks, U.S. Army. It formally recognizes his life and military service through a symbolic gesture by the legislature. As a procedural resolution (not a policy bill), it has no direct effect on laws, regulations, or specific groups. The resolution passed both the House and Senate on January 23-24, 2025, and serves solely to memorialize Hicks' legacy.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jan 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, primarily changing formatting and layout while preserving the substantive content. The enrolled version includes official session markings, chamber approval dates, and a document identifier (SJ285ER), but the core legislative text commemorating Private Oscar Cleveland Hicks remains substantively identical.

TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, chamber approval dates (January 23, 2025), and document identifier SJ285ER to formalize the bill's enrolled status

Reformatted text layout with spacing adjustments and line breaks, particularly in the WHEREAS clauses, while maintaining identical substantive content

Removed draft markers and introductory text including 'Introduced' status and patron information that were present in the initial version

Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2025

How they voted

39–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 40

Jan 23, 2025

D Democratic21

20 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ285ER)

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Agreed to by Senate by voice vote

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Presented 25103976D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors