Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada SJR9: Urges the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee and the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service for the creation of a postage stamp commemorating John “Snowshoe” Thompson. (BDR R-46)
Status: Introduced
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, May 23, 2025:
Senate Joint Resolution No. 9-Senators Titus and Hansen FILE NUMBER.......... SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION--Urging the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee and the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service for the creation of a postage stamp commemorating John "Snowshoe" Thompson. WHEREAS, Jon Torsteinson-Rue, more widely known as John "Snowshoe" Thompson, was born in Norway in 1827 and arrived in California in 1851 where he began work as a miner; and WHEREAS, After his attempts at mining failed, Mr. Thompson moved to Placerville, California and took up farming; and WHEREAS, In 1855, Mr. Thompson saw an ad in the Sacramento Union which read "People Lost to the World: Uncle Sam Needs Carrier" and began working as a mail carrier; and WHEREAS, Previous postmen had difficulty traversing the snowcovered Sierra until Mr. Thompson carved a pair of "ski-skates" fashioned after the ski-shaped snowshoes he remembered from his childhood days in Norway and earned the nickname "Snowshoe"; and WHEREAS, Twice a month every winter from 1856 to 1876, Snowshoe Thompson made the daunting and danger-filled 3-day trek from Placerville, California, to Mormon Station, Nevada, later renamed Genoa, and, upon delivery of his cargo and preparation of his load for the return journey, would reverse his course and return to Placerville; and WHEREAS, Dressed in his Mackinaw jacket and wide-brimmed hat, Snowshoe Thompson carried no …
Sponsors
- Robin Titus (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Ira Hansen (R, 14) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 19.
- : To enrollment.
- : Resolution read. Passed. Title approved. Preamble adopted. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate.
- : Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.
- : Taken from Resolution File. Placed on Resolution File for next legislative day.
- : From committee: Do pass.
- : In Assembly. Resolution read. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.
Votes
- Assembly (As Introduced) (May 22, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate (As Introduced) (April 22, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SJR9?
- SJR9 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Urges the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee and the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service for the creation of a postage stamp commemorating John “Snowshoe” Thompson. (BDR R-46).
- What is the status of SJR9?
- Introduced. Latest action: Enrolled and delivered to Secretary of State. File No. 19. (May 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJR9?
- Robin Titus (R, 17), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SJR9?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12230/Overview
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