HJ 23 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Make-A-Will Month; designating as August 2026 and each succeeding year thereafter.

HJ 23 designates August 2026 and every August thereafter as "Make-A-Will Month" in Virginia. This symbolic resolution promotes public awareness about estate planning but does not create new legal requirements or affect any specific group. It has no binding provisions, merely naming a month for educational purposes. The bill is procedural and non-binding, focusing solely on recognition.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 12, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to its final enrolled version, incorporating official session headers, dates of passage by both legislative chambers, and a unique enrolled bill identifier. The substantive policy text regarding the designation of August as Make-A-Will Month remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the list of supporting organizations.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the resolution designates August as Make-A-Will Month in Virginia remains identical in effect.

TECHNICAL

Added official session headers, the status 'ENROLLED', and specific dates indicating agreement by the House of Delegates and the Senate.

Inserted the unique enrolled bill identifier 'HJ23ER' and removed the list of original bill sponsors and committee referral information.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing within the WHEREAS clauses to align with the final enrolled formatting standards.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

38–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 39

Mar 2, 2026

D Democratic20

19 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

Apr 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ23ER)

lower

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed by for the day

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Rules (Voice Vote)

upper

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

upper

Feb 11, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (85-0-3)

house of delegates

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)

lower

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Assigned HRUL sub: Studies Subcommittee

lower

Jan 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Rules

lower

1 primary · 17 co-sponsors