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SR 36

Recognizing 100th anniversary of WV State Fair

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Vince Deeds and 4 co-sponsors

Designates April 28, 2025 as Workers' Memorial Day to honor workers harmed or killed by work injuries and urge stronger safety, enforcement, and fair compensation.

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Bill Summary · SR 36

Summary — SR 36: Recognize April 28, 2025, as Workers’ Memorial Day

Status: Adopted (Senate resolution)
Type: Non‑binding Senate resolution (ceremonial)
Primary sponsor / introducer: Senator Sarah Anthony (resolution text as adopted lists Senators Anthony, Chang, McMorrow, and Polehanki as authors/offering members)
Recognized date: April 28, 2025

Main purpose

SR 36 formally designates April 28, 2025, as Workers’ Memorial Day in the State Senate. The resolution honors workers who have been killed, injured, or disabled by workplace accidents or occupational disease and calls for renewed efforts to strengthen workplace safety, enforcement, and fair compensation.

Key provisions

  • Officially recognizes and proclaims April 28, 2025, as Workers’ Memorial Day.
  • Expressly honors workers who have died, been injured, or become disabled as a result of workplace incidents or occupational illnesses.
  • Cites national and state workplace fatality statistics (Federal BLS estimate of 5,283 worker deaths from traumatic injuries in 2023; 166 workplace fatalities in Michigan in 2023).
  • Calls for renewed commitment to:
    • Stronger workplace safety and health protections,
    • Improved standards and enforcement, and
    • Fair and just compensation for injured workers.
  • Urges citizens to recognize and honor the contributions of the state’s workforce.

Who is affected

  • Direct legal effect: none. As a resolution, SR 36 is symbolic and does not create new rights, duties, or funding.
  • Practical / political effect: workers and families who have suffered work-related injury or death; labor and safety advocates; employers and occupational safety regulators may use the designation to focus awareness, education, commemorative events, or policy discussions on workplace safety.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced and considered by the Senate in early 2025; the adopted version of the resolution is dated April 24, 2025.
  • The resolution was read and adopted by the Senate (Senate adoption recorded in legislative materials); it was enrolled and transmitted in late April 2025.
  • Because this is a chamber resolution, it does not require executive signature to take effect as a formal statement of the Senate’s position.

Impact and limitations

  • SR 36 is ceremonial: it formally recognizes Workers’ Memorial Day and signals the Legislature’s priorities and concern about workplace safety.
  • It does not change statutes, create regulatory authority, or appropriate funds. Any substantive changes to workplace safety law, enforcement, or compensation would require separate legislation or administrative rulemaking.
  • The resolution may bolster public awareness and support for future legislative or administrative actions on occupational safety and health.

For readers looking for follow‑up actions, legislative proposals or budget requests that implement the safety and enforcement priorities referenced in the resolution would be the places to watch.

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

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