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HJ 713

Commending Phyllis Randall.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Marty Martinez and 1 co-sponsor

The resolution honors Phyllis Randall for her public service and leadership, including the 2024 Metropolitan Public Service Award, via a token of the General Assembly’s admiration.

Stricken from House calendar
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Bill Summary · HJ 713

HJ713 — Commending Phyllis Randall

Overview

  • Type: House Joint Resolution (nonbinding ceremonial resolution)
  • Purpose: Commend Phyllis Randall for her public service and achievements, including receipt of the 2024 Elizabeth and David Scull Metropolitan Public Service Award.
  • Status: Stricken from the House calendar
  • Introduced: February 17, 2025
  • Patrons: Delegates Martinez and Reid

What the bill would do

  • The resolution formally recognizes and commends Phyllis Randall for her leadership and service to Loudoun County and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • It notes her receipt of the 2024 Elizabeth and David Scull Metropolitan Public Service Award from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).
  • It directs the Clerk of the House of Delegates to prepare a copy of the resolution for presentation to Randall as a token of the General Assembly’s admiration.

Key provisions and content (highlights)

  • WHEREAS statements laud Randall’s career as a mental health therapist and her focus on substance dependence, her leadership roles, and her service at multiple levels of government and regional organizations.
  • Highlights include:
    • First Black woman to serve as chair of a Loudoun County Board of Supervisors (elected 2015).
    • Reelected to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors in 2019 and 2023.
    • Initiatives in transportation, social services, and affordable housing.
    • Founding of the Loudoun Commission of Women and Girls (2016), now an independent nonprofit.
    • Roles as chair of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority and board member of the WMCOG.
    • State-level service as chair of the Virginia Fair Housing Board and chair of the Virginia State Board of Corrections.
    • Recognition as a favorite public official (2018–2021) and inclusion among Northern Virginia Magazine’s 50 most influential leaders in 2024.
  • The resolution concludes with a directive to present the copy to Randall to express the General Assembly’s admiration for her achievements and servant leadership.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Phyllis Randall (individual recognition)
  • Secondary: Loudoun County community and stakeholders who have benefited from her public service, and the Virginia General Assembly as an institution recognizing notable public service.

Procedural and timeline context

  • Presented and laid on the Speaker’s table on February 17, 2025 (document number 25107327D).
  • Stricken from the House calendar on February 18, 2025, effectively ending consideration for this session.
  • As a ceremonial resolution, it does not create or modify law, nor does it impose fiscal or regulatory changes.

Implications

  • This is a symbolic acknowledgment of Randall’s public service and leadership.
  • It serves to publicly honor her contributions and may be used as a formal record of esteem by the General Assembly.
  • Being stricken indicates it did not advance to adoption in the legislative process for this session.

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

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