SJ 300 Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Commending Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates.

This bill (SJ 300) is a ceremonial resolution commending Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for their work supporting children in court cases. It does not create new laws or affect policies; it simply expresses formal recognition of CASA's contributions. The resolution passed both the Senate and House by voice vote in early February 2025 and is now ready for the governor's signature. As a symbolic gesture, it has no legal effect or direct impact on individuals or programs.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 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 with significant formatting changes, including the addition of official session headers, spacing, and enrollment status markers. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, continuing to commend Fairfax Court Appointed Special Advocates for their 35 years of service to abused and neglected children in the foster care system.

TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, enrollment status, and spacing formatting to comply with legislative enrollment standards

Removed patron attribution and introductory session markers from the introduced version

Added agreement dates for Senate and House of Delegates approval to the enrolled version

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ300ER)

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Agreed to by House by voice vote

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Agreed to by Senate by voice vote

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Presented 25101452D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors