SJ 122 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Commending the Honorable Kenneth Ronald Melvin.

This is a ceremonial resolution (SJ 122) that formally commends the Honorable Kenneth Ronald Melvin for his service. It does not create any new laws, alter policies, or affect any specific group of people. The resolution passed both the Senate (via voice vote on 2026-02-26) and the House (via voice vote on 2026-03-02) as a symbolic gesture of recognition. It has no policy impact beyond honoring an individual.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Last action Mar 5, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill is a Senate Joint Resolution that commends Kenneth Ronald Melvin for his retirement as a judge. The primary changes are formatting and layout adjustments rather than substantive policy changes. The original version had a clean, standard legislative format, while the enrolled version contains numerous blank lines, spacing issues, and some text reformatting that appears to be related to printing or layout requirements rather than changes to the bill's content or meaning.

TECHNICAL

Added numerous blank lines and spacing throughout the document, likely for printing or formatting purposes

Changed header from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENROLLED' with additional spacing, indicating the bill has completed the legislative process

Altered the title section layout with additional spacing and formatting changes

Added 'SJ122ER' identifier in the enrolled version, likely for tracking purposes

Changed the dash separator style from em-dashes to different formatting in some sections

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How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ122ER)

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Agreed to by House by voice vote

lower

Feb 23, 2026

Introduced

Presented 26108119D

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors