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SR 66

A Resolution recognizing the week of April 7 through 13, 2025, as "Public Health Week" in Pennsylvania.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Amanda Cappelletti and 7 co-sponsors

The Senate offers formal condolences to Anthony Bruce Dodgen’s family and recognizes his contributions to Alcorn State University and collegiate tennis.

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Bill Summary · SR 66

Summary — SR 66 (Resolution extending condolences on the passing of Alcorn State University Tennis Coach Anthony Bruce Dodgen)

Purpose and intent

SR 66 is a ceremonial Senate resolution expressing the legislative body's condolences on the passing of Anthony Bruce Dodgen, a longtime and celebrated tennis coach at Alcorn State University. The resolution’s primary intent is to formally recognize Coach Dodgen’s life, service to the university and community, and the loss felt by his family, students, colleagues, and the broader collegiate tennis community.

Key provisions

  • Official expression of the Senate’s sympathy and condolence on the death of Anthony Bruce Dodgen.
  • Public recognition of Coach Dodgen’s contributions to Alcorn State University athletics and to student-athletes he coached and mentored.
  • (Typical for this type of resolution) Direction that an official copy of the resolution be made available or transmitted to the family and/or to Alcorn State University — the provided materials do not include the full adopted text to confirm the exact distribution instruction.

Note: The resolution is purely honorific and does not change statutes, appropriate funds, or create legal obligations.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Family of Anthony Bruce Dodgen and the Alcorn State University community (students, faculty, athletic department, alumni).
  • Secondary: The wider collegiate and regional tennis communities and constituents who recognize Coach Dodgen’s contributions.
  • Governmental impact: None substantive — this is a ceremonial legislative action.

Procedural and timeline information

  • Classification: Senate resolution (ceremonial).
  • Introduced: August 27, 2025 (per bill metadata).
  • Status: Adopted. Legislative action entries in the provided record show readings and adoption activity in early September 2025 (e.g., read & adopted on 2025-09-04); the metadata lists the resolution as adopted.
  • Effect: Immediate as a formal expression of the Senate; no implementing actions or administrative duties beyond any distribution of copies specified in the adopted text.

Legal and practical impact

  • SR 66 has symbolic and commemorative value: it recognizes and memorializes Coach Dodgen’s contributions and provides an official record of the legislature’s condolences.
  • It imposes no regulatory, financial, or programmatic changes.

Note on document materials provided

The document package supplied alongside the bill header contains multiple unrelated texts labeled “SR 66” from different jurisdictions and subjects (various ceremonial recognitions, audits, designations, and other states’ resolutions). This summary is limited to and focused on the SR 66 described in the bill header: the Senate resolution extending condolences on the passing of Alcorn State University Tennis Coach Anthony Bruce Dodgen.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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