Celebrating the life of the Honorable Barnie Keith Day.
This is a ceremonial resolution (not a substantive bill) honoring the late Barnie Keith Day. It formally celebrates his life and contributions, as specified in the title and abstract. The resolution was approved by both the Senate and House in early 2026 and now awaits final enactment. It does not create new laws, change policies, or directly affect any individuals or groups.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2026
Last action Mar 5, 2026
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The bill transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, primarily involving formatting adjustments, spacing corrections, and minor text reformatting for official publication. The substantive policy content regarding the commemoration of Honorable Barnie Keith Day remains unchanged.
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Formatting and spacing were adjusted throughout the document to meet official enrolled bill standards, including removal of patron lists and introduction of proper page breaks and headers.
Text was reflowed and reformatted for print publication, with some line breaks adjusted but no substantive content changes.
Official enrolled identifiers (SJ121ER) and session status markers (ENROLLED) were added to indicate the bill's final legislative status.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ121ER)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Presented 26106464D
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
Co
Amy Laufer
DDemocratic
Co
David Suetterlein
RRepublican
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Boysko
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Cole
DDemocratic
Co
Karen Keys-Gamarra
DDemocratic
Co
Katrina Callsen
DDemocratic
Co
Lee Ware
RRepublican
Co
Marty Martinez
DDemocratic
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