Celebrating the life of Joseph Williamson Luter III.
This bill is a Senate resolution honoring the life of Joseph Williamson Luter III. It serves as a commemorative measure to recognize his contributions and legacy. The resolution does not create new laws or policies but rather formally acknowledges his life through legislative recognition. It was passed by the Senate and follows standard procedures for such commemorative actions.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Last action Mar 2, 2026
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MODERATE
This document shows the transition of Senate Resolution 56 from its introduced form to its enrolled (final) form. The primary changes are formatting and layout adjustments rather than substantive policy modifications. The resolution honors Joseph Williamson Luter III, a business leader who grew Smithfield Foods, and the enrolled version includes additional spacing, page breaks, and an enrollment identifier (SR56ER) while maintaining the same substantive content.
TECHNICAL
Added extensive blank lines and spacing throughout the document for formatting purposes
Changed the header from 'INTRODUCED' to 'ENROLLED' to indicate the bill has passed all legislative stages
Added enrollment identifier 'SR56ER' to mark the final enrolled version
Reformatted text alignment and spacing for the enrolled version while preserving all substantive content
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate (SR56ER)
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Presented 26106204D
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Emily Jordan
RRepublican
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