House adopts resolutions honoring Lawrence Douglas Wilder and Miss Virginia Carlaire Swanson
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Summary
The Virginia House of Delegates adopted two ceremonial resolutions Jan. 16, 2025 — one commending former Gov. Lawrence Douglas Wilder and another honoring Carlaire Swanson, Miss Virginia 2024. Both were adopted by voice vote after brief procedural motions.
The Virginia House of Delegates on Jan. 16, 2025, adopted two ceremonial resolutions: House Resolution 481 commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder and House Resolution 483 honoring Carlaire Swanson, Miss Virginia 2024.
The measures were presented and adopted without recorded roll-call votes. Delegate Torian moved to reconsider and then called up House Resolution 481; the body later voted to adopt it by voice. House Resolution 483 was called up and adopted by voice vote after being reported by the clerk and moved for adoption.
Nut graf: Both measures are commemorative resolutions that recognize individuals for service and achievements; neither creates binding policy or appropriates funds. The actions occurred during the House's morning session and were recorded on the calendar for Jan. 16, 2025.
Procedural steps and outcomes Delegate Torian moved to reconsider a prior passage and then called up House Resolution 481 commending Lawrence Douglas Wilder. The clerk reported the resolution and Torian moved its adoption; the Speaker put the question and the body adopted the resolution by voice vote. Later in the morning, on a separate calendar item, House Resolution 483 commending Carlaire Swanson was called up; a member moved adoption and the House adopted it by voice vote.
There was no substantive debate recorded on either resolution in the transcript. No roll-call tallies or recorded individual yes/no votes were entered in the transcript; the clerk and the Speaker announced adoption after the body responded "aye." The transcript shows the actions as procedural adoptions rather than policy deliberations.
Other business The clerk also announced committee meeting schedules and the House adjourned until the following day at noon, as noted in the session announcements. Those schedules and routine calendar items were presented by the clerk and are recorded on the House calendar for Jan. 16–17, 2025.
Ending: The adoptions were ceremonial and closed the active portion of the morning calendar; no further formal legislative action on substantive bills is recorded in the provided transcript segment for this session.