Placing statue of remembrance in rotunda
SB 653 directs the West Virginia Department of Administration to place a statue honoring U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom in a corner of the Capitol rotunda. The bill specifies that the statue must include her military awards, birth date, and death date, and authorizes using existing funds from the "capitol renovation and improvement fund" for the project. This is a commemorative measure with no policy changes or direct impact on citizens or legislation.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026
Last action Jan 28, 2026
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2
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization then Finance
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Laura Chapman
RRepublican
Co
Chris Rose
RRepublican
Co
Tom Willis
RRepublican
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