SR 17 Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Judges; nomination to the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission.

This Senate Resolution (SR 17) nominates a specific person to serve on the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission. It directly affects the commission by proposing a new member to fill a vacancy. The resolution was unanimously approved by the Senate on January 21, 2026, after being referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor. As a procedural nomination, it does not change existing laws or create new policy.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

Jan 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Jan 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Enrolled · 4 edits

MODERATE

The document underwent significant formatting and layout changes during its transition from introduced to enrolled status. The bill's substantive content remains unchanged - it still nominates Robert Alan Rapaport to the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission for a six-year term starting February 1, 2026. The changes appear to be related to official formatting standards for enrolled legislation rather than policy modifications.

TECHNICAL

The document layout was reformatted with additional spacing and alignment changes, likely to meet official enrolled document standards.

The header section was reorganized with 'ENROLLED' appearing in a different position and format compared to the original introduced version.

The resolution text was reformatted with different indentation and line breaks while maintaining the same substantive content.

The identifier 'SR17ER' was added at the end of the document, indicating the enrolled status of Senate Resolution 17.

Floor votes · Senate Jan 21, 2026

How they voted

39–0

Passed

Total votes 39

Jan 21, 2026

D Democratic20

20 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican19

19 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Jan 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Bill text as passed Senate (SR17ER)

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

upper

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Presented and ordered printed 26105812D

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors