SJ 169 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Commending the Richmond Free Press.

This bill formally commends the Richmond Free Press, a local news organization, for its contributions to journalism and community reporting. It does not create new laws, allocate funding, or change existing policies, but rather serves as a symbolic gesture of recognition. The measure was passed by both the Senate and House through voice votes, indicating broad consensus without debate or amendment. As a commendation resolution, it has no legal effect beyond acknowledging the newspaper's work.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2026 Last action Mar 14, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

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The bill text was reformatted from a standard introduced version to an enrolled version, adding official session headers, enrollment status, and agreement dates while preserving the original commendation resolution content. The substantive policy content remains unchanged.

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Added official session headers, enrollment status, and legislative agreement dates to the document format

Reformatted text layout with additional spacing and alignment changes typical of enrolled bill formatting

Removed patron names and original introduction date from the header section

Added 'ENROLLED' designation and specific agreement dates for Senate and House of Delegates

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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 (SJ169ER)

upper

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Agreed to by House by voice vote

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

Presented 26107927D

upper

1 primary · 7 co-sponsors