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The chairman shall cause to be mailed to all members, at least five days in advance of a special meeting, written notice fixing the time, place, and purpose of such meeting. Written notice of a special meeting shall not be required if the time of the special meeting has been fixed at a regular meeting or if all members file a written waiver of notice. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and no action of the Commission shall be valid unless authorized by a majority vote of those present.\n\t\tThe Commission may appoint a panel of three members of the Commission to conduct any hearing and investigation and make any report required by this chapter. Any vote taken or report made shall be only by those members of the Commission who sat on the panel that heard the evidence. 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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 85 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 592; in 1983, chapter 202; in 1986, chapter 384; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"}],"permalink":{"id":156939,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59932,"identifier":"15.2-2904","token":"15.2\/III\/29\/15.2-2904","url":"\/15.2-2904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2904\/","token":"15.2\/III\/29\/15.2-2904","dublin_core":{"Title":"Meetings; quorum; majority vote; panel to conduct investigation and make report; compensation and expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall fix the time and place for holding regular meetings, which shall be held at least once every two months. Special meetings of the Commission may be called by any member and shall be held on such occasions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the duties imposed by this chapter. The chairman shall cause to be mailed to all members, at least five days in advance of a special meeting, written notice fixing the time, place, and purpose of such meeting. Written notice of a special meeting shall not be required if the time of the special meeting has been fixed at a regular meeting or if all members file a written waiver<\/span> of notice. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and no action of the Commission shall be valid unless authorized by a majority vote of those present.\n\t\tThe Commission may appoint a panel<\/span> of three members of the Commission to conduct any hearing<\/span> and investigation and make any report required by this chapter. Any vote taken or report made shall be only by those members of the Commission who sat on the panel<\/span> that heard the evidence<\/span>. Any temporary absence of a panel<\/span> member from a hearing<\/span> will not disqualify such member from participation in the vote or discussion, deliberation, drafting or approval of a report.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-2813<\/a>, each member of the Commission shall be compensated at the rate of $100 per day, plus reasonable and necessary expenses, for each day or portion thereof in which the member is engaged in the business of the Commission.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEETINGS; QUORUM; MAJORITY VOTE; PANEL TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATION AND MAKE REPORT;\nCOMPENSATION AND EXPENSES (\u00a7 15.2-2904)\n\nThe Commission shall fix the time and place for holding regular meetings, which\nshall be held at least once every two months. Special meetings of the Commission\nmay be called by any member and shall be held on such occasions as may be\nreasonably necessary to carry out the duties imposed by this chapter. The\nchairman shall cause to be mailed to all members, at least five days in advance\nof a special meeting, written notice fixing the time, place, and purpose of such\nmeeting. Written notice of a special meeting shall not be required if the time\nof the special meeting has been fixed at a regular meeting or if all members\nfile a written waiver of notice. A majority of the members shall constitute a\nquorum, and no action of the Commission shall be valid unless authorized by a\nmajority vote of those present.\n\t\tThe Commission may appoint a panel of three members of the Commission to\nconduct any hearing and investigation and make any report required by this\nchapter. Any vote taken or report made shall be only by those members of the\nCommission who sat on the panel that heard the evidence. Any temporary absence\nof a panel member from a hearing will not disqualify such member from\nparticipation in the vote or discussion, deliberation, drafting or approval of a\nreport.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-2813, each member of the Commission\nshall be compensated at the rate of $100 per day, plus reasonable and necessary\nexpenses, for each day or portion thereof in which the member is engaged in the\nbusiness of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 85, \u00a7 15.1-945.4; 1980, c. 592; 1983, c. 202; 1986, c. 384;\n1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}