Celebrating the life of K9 Ally.
This bill is a commemorative resolution honoring the life of K9 Ally, a police dog. It does not create new laws or change existing policies but serves as an official recognition of the animal's service. The measure has passed both the Senate and House and is awaiting final approval. Its primary effect is to formally acknowledge K9 Ally's contributions within the legislative record.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2026
Last action Mar 14, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was reformatted from a standard introduced format to an enrolled format, with significant changes to spacing, alignment, and line breaks. The substantive content of the resolution honoring K9 Ally remains unchanged, though some text was split across multiple lines and additional spacing was added throughout the document.
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Document formatting changed from introduced to enrolled version with extensive spacing adjustments and line breaks
Removed original header information including session date, bill number, and sponsor names
Added enrolled status designation and new header formatting with extra spacing lines
Text content was reflowed with words split across lines and additional line breaks inserted throughout
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
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Mar 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ175ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Presented 26108172D
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Luther Cifers
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Tammy Mulchi
RRepublican
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