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Any chief of staff appointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by a majority of the members in each house of the General Assembly.C\n\nThe Governor may employ the staff required to perform necessary services in the operation of the Executive Mansion.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":300513,"text":"The Governor and all officers of the Commonwealth shall receive annually for their services such salaries as are fixed by law.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":300514,"text":"The Governor may employ the necessary administrative assistants, including a chief of staff, and fix their salaries within the limitation of funds appropriated for executive control of the Commonwealth. 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It has been modified 9 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 1962, chapter 356; in 1964, chapter 386; in 1966, chapters 55 and 677; in 1968, chapters 223 and 562; in 1970, chapters 262 and 759; in 1977, chapter 672; in 1984, chapters 104, 750, and 779; in 1998, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0872\">872<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72502,"section_number":"2.2-2814","catch_line":"How salaries, expenses and other allowances paid; time of payment","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2814\/"},{"id":69440,"section_number":"30-19.18","catch_line":"How distance ascertained from place other than courthouse","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.18\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":171463,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83837,"identifier":"2.2-100","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/1\/2.2-100","url":"\/2.2-100\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-100\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/1\/2.2-100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Salaries of Governor and other officers; administrative assistants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The Governor and all officers of the Commonwealth shall receive annually for their services such salaries as are fixed by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-300513\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-100\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The Governor may employ the necessary administrative assistants, including a chief of staff, and fix their salaries within the limitation of funds appropriated for executive control of the Commonwealth. Any chief of staff appointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by a majority of the members in each house of the General Assembly. <a id=\"paragraph-300514\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-100\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The Governor may employ the staff required to perform necessary services in the operation of the Executive Mansion. <a id=\"paragraph-300515\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-100\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALARIES OF GOVERNOR AND OTHER OFFICERS; ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS (\u00a7 2.2-100)\n\nA. The Governor and all officers of the Commonwealth shall receive annually for\ntheir services such salaries as are fixed by law.\n\nB. The Governor may employ the necessary administrative assistants, including a\nchief of staff, and fix their salaries within the limitation of funds\nappropriated for executive control of the Commonwealth. Any chief of staff\nappointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by a majority of the members in\neach house of the General Assembly.\n\nC. The Governor may employ the staff required to perform necessary services in\nthe operation of the Executive Mansion.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 2-34, 14-9 to 14-16, 14-18 to 14-26; 1962, c. 356;\n1964, c. 386, \u00a7 14.1-12; 1966, cc. 55, 677, \u00a7 2.1-38; 1968, cc. 223, 562;\n1970, cc. 262, 759; 1977, c. 672; 1984, cc. 104, 750, 779; 1998, c. 872; 2001,\nc. 844.","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}}