Code of Virginia - Title 30 General Assembly - Chapter 1 General Assembly And Officers Thereof

30-1 Time and place of meeting of General Assembly
The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Wednesday in January of each year. It shall sit at the Capitol in the ...
30-2 Meeting at place appointed by Governor
If the General Assembly cannot safely meet at the place prescribed by law, or to which it has adjourned, because of a public enemy, or ...
30-3 How convened in extra session
Whenever two-thirds of the members of both houses of the General Assembly shall, after their adjournment sine die, desire to convene the same in conformity ...
30-4 Civil proceedings for or against members, clerks or clerks' assistants, or the Lieutenant Governor ...
Any action, suit or other civil proceeding, either in favor of or against a member of the General Assembly, or the clerks thereof, or the ...
30-5 Continuance or time for filing pleading, etc., where party or attorney is connected with General As...
Any party to an action or proceeding in any court, including the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Virginia, commission or other tribunal ...
30-6 Privilege of members, clerks and clerks' assistants, and Lieutenant Governor from arrest
During the session of the General Assembly, and for five days before and after the session, members of the General Assembly, the clerks thereof and ...
30-7 Members, clerks, assistants, etc., subject to arrest for criminal offenses
Any member of the General Assembly, any clerk thereof or his assistants, the Lieutenant Governor or the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate or the House who ...
30-8 Member must obey writ of habeas corpus
Any court or judge awarding a writ of habeas corpus, directed to a member of the General Assembly, shall have power to compel obedience to ...
30-9 Privilege of members for words spoken or written
No member or former member of the General Assembly shall be arrested or imprisoned for or on account of any words spoken or written or ...
30-10 Attendance of witnesses; production of evidence
When the Senate or House of Delegates, a joint committee or commission thereof, or any committee of either house authorized to send for persons and ...
30-11 Who to administer oaths to witnesses
The oaths to be taken by any witness examined before such house or committee may be administered by the speaker of the house, chairman of ...
30-12 Duties of officers of each house
The several officers of each house of the General Assembly shall perform such duties as shall be required of them by their respective houses. (Code ...
30-13 Other duties of Clerk of House of Delegates; publication of proposed amendments to Constitutio...
In addition to such duties as may be prescribed by the rules of the House of Delegates, the Clerk of the House of Delegates shall ...
30-14 Clerk to be Keeper of the Rolls; other duties
The Clerk of the House of Delegates shall be the Keeper of Rolls of the Commonwealth. He shall enroll all of the acts of the ...
30-14.01 Certifying copy of act; fee
The Clerk of the House of Delegates shall charge for certifying a copy of an Act of Assembly the sum of five dollars. (Code 1950, ...
30-14.1 Enrollment of act to codify the laws; printing and distribution
The provisions of § 30-14, concerning the manner and method of enrollment of the acts of the General Assembly shall not apply to an act ...
30-14.2 Reenrollment of bills amended in accordance with recommendations of Governor
The Clerk of the House of Delegates in his capacity as Keeper of the Rolls of the Commonwealth shall reenroll all bills which have been ...
30-14.3 Keeper of the Rolls authorized to correct typographical errors, etc., in bills
The Keeper of the Rolls of the Commonwealth is authorized to correct typographical errors in bills in the form that they are offered, printed, engrossed, ...
30-14.4 Deputy clerks of the House of Delegates; certification of acts and resolutions of the General Assem...
The Clerk of the House of Delegates as Keeper of the Rolls of the Commonwealth may, during the term of his office, appoint deputy clerks, ...
30-15 Index to Senate journal
The Clerk of the Senate shall, at the end of each session, prepare an index to the journal of the Senate and the documents printed ...
30-15.1 Deputy clerks of the Senate; certification of records
The Clerk of the Senate may appoint deputy clerks, for performing the duties of such Clerk and for signing originals, or furnishing copies, of records ...
30-15.1:1 Use of Senate armorial bearings; penalty
The armorial bearings adopted by the Senate of Virginia as their official armorial bearings shall carry the following protections on their use: 1. Only current ...
30-15.2 Distribution of Code, supplements and replacement volumes to members of Senate
The Virginia Code Commission shall, with moneys from the contingent fund of the Senate, acquire and distribute to each member of the Senate, to become ...
30-16 Books and maps of committees; original bills
It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Senate and of the Clerk of the House of Delegates, respectively, to take charge of ...
30-16.1 Correction of misspellings in bills and resolutions already introduced
The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates are hereby empowered to correct misspellings contained in bills and resolutions introduced ...
30-17 Alteration, secretion or destruction of pending bills or resolutions
If any person shall fraudulently erase, alter, secrete or destroy any bill, resolution or amendment to any bill pending before the General Assembly, or either ...
30-18 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1972, c. 582. ...
30-19 How Constitution amended
Any amendment or amendments to the Constitution may be proposed in the Senate or House of Delegates by resolution, which shall contain such proposed amendment ...
30-19.01 , 30-19.02
Repealed by Acts 1984, c. 202. ...
30-19.03 Estimates to be prepared for legislation affecting local government expenditures and revenue...
Whenever any bill requiring a net additional expenditure by any county, city, or town, as defined in § 30-19.03:1, or whenever any bill requiring a ...
30-19.03:1 Bills requiring net additional expenditures by local governments to be filed by first calendar day ...
No bill which mandates a net additional expenditure by any county, city, or town shall be considered by the General Assembly at a regular session ...
30-19.03:1.1 Bills requiring net reduced revenues by local governments to be filed by first calendar day of sess...
No bill which mandates a net reduction of revenues collected by any county, city, or town shall be considered by the General Assembly at a ...
30-19.03:1.2 Unemployment compensation bills affecting net revenues of the Commonwealth
A. The Virginia Employment Commission, in consultation with the Department of Planning and Budget, shall prepare a statement reflecting the potential revenue losses, in the ...
30-19.03:2 Legislative summaries
Any legislative summary associated with a bill, joint resolution or resolution, including any summary appearing on the face of such legislation, shall not constitute a ...
30-19.04 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 1032, cl. 2, effective January 1, 2003. ...
30-19.05 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2003, cc. 757 and 758, cl. 2, effective July 1, 2004. ...
30-19.1 Limiting time for introduction of certain bills; preparation and distribution of summary
No bill to amend the charter of any county, city or town or to provide a new charter therefor, or affecting any optional form of ...
30-19.1:1 Limiting time for introduction of claims bills
No bill providing for the payment of any claim against the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions shall be introduced for consideration by the ...
30-19.1:2 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 1032, cl. 2, effective January 1, 2003. ...
30-19.1:3 Limiting time for introduction and consideration of retail sales and use tax exemption bill...
A. Any bill establishing or expanding an exemption or exclusion from the retail sales and use tax pursuant to Chapter 6 (§ 58.1-600 et seq.) ...
30-19.1:4 Increase in terms of imprisonment or commitment; fiscal impact statements; appropriations for opera...
A. The Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission shall prepare a fiscal impact statement reflecting the operating costs attributable to and necessary appropriations for any bill which ...
30-19.1:5 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2000, cc. 825 and 833. ...
30-19.1:6 Limiting time for introduction of bills which increase terms of imprisonment
No bill to which the provisions of § 30-19.1:4 apply shall be introduced for consideration by the General Assembly after the first calendar day of ...
30-19.1:7 Requesting and introducing bills related to the Virginia Retirement System; impact statement...
Any bill proposing to amend, add, repeal, or modify any provision of any retirement system established in Title 51.1 shall be introduced for consideration by ...
30-19.1:8 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1999, c. 572. ...
30-19.1:9 Duration of state boards and commissions
After January 1, 2003, all bills creating an advisory board, council, commission or other collegial body in the executive branch of state government shall contain ...
30-19.1:10 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 2005, cc. 860, 889, cl. 2. ...
30-19.2 Inspection of certain state facilities by, or orientation for, members and future members of the Ge...
(1) Inspections may be made of the grounds, buildings, and other physical facilities appurtenant to state agencies and state-supported institutions, at the times and by ...
30-19.3 Prefiling of bills and resolutions
A. 1. Any member or member-elect of the next regular session of the General Assembly may prefile bills and resolutions for even-numbered-year regular sessions beginning ...
30-19.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants for officers and members of General Assembly; staff perso...
The General Assembly shall provide for the employment of secretaries and administrative assistants for the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the President pro tempore ...
30-19.5 Supervisory control of Division of Legislative Services
Supervisory control of the Division of Legislative Services shall be vested jointly in the Committees on Rules of the House of Delegates and the Senate, ...
30-19.6 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1986, c. 156. ...
30-19.7 Description unavailable
Repealed by Acts 1990, c. 485. ...
30-19.8 Collection of information by legislative study groups; policy
It shall be the policy of the Commonwealth that each legislative study group, including the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council and its subcommittees, the Virginia Code ...
30-19.8:1 Due dates for legislative reports
A. Legislative commissions, councils, and other legislative bodies required to report annually to the General Assembly and Governor shall submit their annual reports on or ...
30-19.9 Distribution of information on proposed constitutional amendments to voters
When a proposed amendment is to be submitted to the people for their approval and ratification pursuant to Article XII, Section 1 of the Constitution ...
30-19.10 Distribution of information on proposed questions to be submitted to voters
Whenever a statewide referendum on a matter other than a constitutional amendment is submitted to the voters by the General Assembly, the State Board of ...

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