Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HJ 473: Commercial Waterman Safety Week.
Passed both chambers Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HJ 473 is a bill introduced in the Virginia House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Commercial Waterman Safety Week. Primary sponsor: Hillary Pugh Kent (Republican). It lists 34 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 12, 2025): Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ473ER).
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Commercial Waterman Safety Week. Designates the third full week of September, in 2025 and in each succeeding year, as Commercial Waterman Safety Week in Virginia.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 15
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Pugh Kent | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
| Jonathan "Jed" Arnold | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Jason Ballard | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 42 |
| Amanda E. Batten | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Rob Bloxom | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 100 |
| Destiny LeVere Bolling | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| David L. Bulova | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Josh Cole | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| A.C. Cordoza | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Carrie E. Coyner | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| N. Baxter Ennis | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| W. Chad Green | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Tim Griffin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 53 |
| Geary Higgins | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Mark L. Earley, Jr. | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Alfonso Lopez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 3 |
| Ian T. Lovejoy | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Ellen McLaughlin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Paul V. Milde | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Delores Oates | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 31 |
| David Owen | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Eric Phillips | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 48 |
| Mark D. Sickles | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Marcus Simon | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
| Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Richard Stuart | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 25 |
| Anne Ferrell Tata | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 99 |
| Kim A. Taylor | Co-sponsor | Not applicable (committee) | — | — |
| Wendell Walker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 52 |
| Vivian Watts | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Wren Williams | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 47 |
| Tony Wilt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 34 |
| Tommy Wright | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 50 |
| Scott Wyatt | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 60 |
| Eric Zehr | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ473ER)
- Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
- Read third time
- Passed by for the day
- Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- Rules suspended
- Reported from Rules (Voice Vote)
- Referred to Committee on Rules
- Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- Engrossed by House
- Taken up
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