SJ 8 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Commending Julius Shoulars.

This is a ceremonial resolution (SJ 8) that formally commends Julius Shoulars for his contributions. It does not create new laws or affect any policies, programs, or individuals through legislative action. The bill serves solely as a formal expression of recognition by the legislature. As a procedural resolution, it has no direct policy impact or concrete changes.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2025

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Jan 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Jan 2026

Governor

Introduced Nov 20, 2025 Last action Jan 21, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill transitioned from its introduced draft format to the enrolled final version, primarily involving formatting adjustments and layout changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core content of the resolution commending Julius Shoulars for his World War II service remains unchanged, though the text was reformatted with different spacing and line breaks for the official enrolled document.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout adjustments were made to convert the bill from introduced draft format to the enrolled final version, including changes in spacing, line breaks, and header formatting.

Placeholder text and draft formatting markers were removed during the transition to the enrolled version.

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How they voted

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

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Committee

Jan 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ8ER)

upper

Jan 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Agreed to by House by voice vote

lower

Jan 15, 2026

Upper · Passed

Agreed to by Senate by voice vote (Voice Vote)

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor