SJ 186 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Celebrating the life of James Charlton Graves.

This bill is a commemorative resolution that honors the life of James Charlton Graves. It does not create new laws or policies but serves as a formal recognition within the legislative record. The measure was passed by both the Senate and the House and is now awaiting final action. Its primary purpose is to acknowledge Graves' contributions rather than to change any existing regulations or procedures.

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Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Last action Mar 14, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

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The bill text has been reformatted from a standard introduced version to an enrolled version, with significant changes to layout and formatting. The substantive policy content regarding the memorial resolution for James Charlton Graves remains unchanged. The enrolled version includes additional administrative markings and formatting adjustments typical of final legislative documents.

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Document formatting changed from introduced to enrolled version with added spacing, alignment adjustments, and administrative markings including session headers and enrollment identifiers

Removed patron names and introductory text typical of introduced bills, replaced with final enrolled formatting and approval dates

Text layout adjusted with different indentation and spacing patterns while preserving all substantive legislative content

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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 (SJ186ER)

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Introduced

Presented 26107366D

upper

1 primary · 6 co-sponsors