SJ 162 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Celebrating the life of Elton Smith, Jr.

This bill is a commemorative resolution honoring the life of Elton Smith, Jr. It does not create new laws or policies but serves to formally recognize and celebrate his contributions. The measure was passed by both the Senate and House in March 2026 and is now in its final stage. Such resolutions typically result in official acknowledgment without affecting daily operations or regulations.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 3, 2026 Last action Mar 14, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was formatted and finalized for enrollment as a Senate Joint Resolution honoring Elton Smith Jr., a veteran educator and community leader. The changes are primarily technical formatting updates to prepare the document for official enrollment, with no substantive policy changes to the resolution's content or scope.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting changed from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' status with updated session information and bill number SJ162ER

Removed patron and delegate attribution lines that were present in the introduced version

Added legislative action dates showing Senate agreement on March 5, 2026 and House agreement on March 9, 2026

Text was reformatted with proper spacing and line breaks for the enrolled version while maintaining all original substantive content about Elton Smith Jr.'s life and achievements

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Mar 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ162ER)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

Presented 26107168D

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor