The Virginia Senate rejected a resolution from Del. Mitchell Van Yahres, D-Charlottesville, to honor the University Pep Band's 30th anniversary, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Van Yahres proposed the resolution to praise the "joyful music and good-natured humor" of the Pep Band.
The resolution was rejected in a voice vote.
The University removed the Pep Band from the football halftime show after it portrayed West Virginians as hillbillies in the fall of 2003. One band member dressed as a "West Virginia girl" during a skit, wearing bib overalls and pigtails.
The Pep Band has since been replaced by a 200-piece marching band that was made possible by a large donation from a University alumnus.
The Pep Band tentatively is planning to organize the participation of alumni in the anniversary festivities later this year, according to Pep Band director Scott Hayes.
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