# Virginia SJ16: Celebrating the life of Brenda Mozelle Barnett Lawson.

Virginia SJ16, Celebrating the life of Brenda Mozelle Barnett Lawson., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by T. Travis Hackworth (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-01-21 (Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ16ER)) (as of 2026-10-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SJ16-2026
- As of: 2026-10-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SJ16
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Celebrating the life of Brenda Mozelle Barnett Lawson.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Last action: 2026-01-21, Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ16ER)
- Sponsor: T. Travis Hackworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: T. Travis Hackworth (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-01-21: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ16ER) (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-01-16: Laid on Speaker's table (House)
- 2026-01-16: Received (House)
- 2026-01-15: Agreed to by Senate block vote (Senate)
- 2025-12-15: Prefiled and laid on Clerk's desk; Offered 01-14-2026 26100186D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-01-21: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092592.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092591.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-12-15: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081855.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081854.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092592.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1092591.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081855.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1081854.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SJ16-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).