SR 164 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Commending the Bangla Literature Festival.

This bill formally commends the Bangla Literature Festival, a cultural event celebrating Bengali literary works and heritage. It does not create new laws or funding but serves as an official recognition of the festival's significance. The measure was passed by the Senate through a voice vote and does not require further legislative action. Its primary effect is to acknowledge the festival's contribution to cultural preservation and community engagement.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026

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Introduced → Enrolled · 3 edits

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The document transitioned from an introduced draft to an enrolled version, primarily involving formatting adjustments and layout changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core legislative content regarding the Bangla Literature Festival commendation remains unchanged.

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Header formatting changed from 'Introduced' to 'Enrolled' status with additional spacing and alignment adjustments typical of final legislative documents.

Removed patron attribution lines and hyphen separators that were present in the draft version.

Added 'Agreed to by the Senate' date line and bill number designation (SR164ER) to reflect final approval status.

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

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Committee

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate (SR164ER)

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Presented 26109556D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors