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The provisions of §§ 30-112 through 30-119 shall be applicable to each panel.B\n\nThe Senate Ethics Advisory Panel shall be composed of five nonlegislative citizen members: three of whom shall be former members of the Senate; and two of whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large who have not previously held such office. All members of the Panel shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. No member shall engage in activities requiring him to register as a lobbyist under § 2.2-422 during his tenure on the Panel.\n\t\t\tThe members shall be nominated by the Committee on Rules of the Senate and confirmed by the Senate by a majority vote of (i) the members present of the majority party and (ii) the members present of the minority party. After initial appointments, all appointments shall be for terms of four years each except for unexpired terms. Nominations shall be made so as to assure bipartisan representation on the Panel.C\n\nThe House Ethics Advisory Panel shall be composed of five nonlegislative citizen members: one of whom shall be a retired justice or judge of a court of record; two of whom shall be former members of the House of Delegates; and two of whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large, at least one of whom shall not have previously held such office. All members of the Panel shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. No member shall engage in activities requiring him to register as a lobbyist under § 2.2-422 during his tenure on the Panel.\n\t\t\tThe members shall be nominated by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and confirmed by the House of Delegates by a majority vote of (i) the members present of the majority party and (ii) the members present of the minority party. After initial appointments, all appointments shall be for terms of four years each except for unexpired terms. Nominations shall be made so as to assure bipartisan representation on the Panel.D\n\nEach panel shall elect its own chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership.E\n\nNo member shall serve more than three successive four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled only for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment.F\n\nThree members shall constitute a quorum on each panel. A vacancy shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all powers of the Panel. Meetings of each panel shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.G\n\nThe members of each panel, while serving on the business of the Panel, are performing legislative duties and shall be entitled to the compensation and reimbursement of expenses to which members of the General Assembly are entitled when performing legislative duties pursuant to §§ 2.2-2813, 2.2-2825, and 30-19.12. Funding for the cost of compensation and expenses of the members of the Senate Ethics Advisory Panel shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate and the funding for the cost of compensation and expenses of the House Ethics Advisory Panel shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311327,"text":"The Senate Ethics Advisory Panel and the House Ethics Advisory Panel are established in the legislative branch of state government. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1992, chapter 443; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 876<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 792<\/a> and 804<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86954,"section_number":"30-112","catch_line":"Senate and House Ethics Advisory Panels; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-112\/"}],"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\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"},{"id":72182,"section_number":"2.2-422","catch_line":"Registration requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-422\/"},{"id":86954,"section_number":"30-112","catch_line":"Senate and House Ethics Advisory Panels; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-112\/"},{"id":75952,"section_number":"30-119","catch_line":"Jurisdiction of Panel","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-119\/"},{"id":81066,"section_number":"30-19.12","catch_line":"Compensation of members of the General Assembly and certain commissions engaged in legislative services","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199447,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86954,"identifier":"30-112","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-112","url":"\/30-112\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-112\/","token":"30\/13\/5\/30-112","dublin_core":{"Title":"Senate and House Ethics Advisory Panels; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-112","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Senate Ethics Advisory Panel<\/span> and the House Ethics Advisory Panel<\/span> are established in the legislative branch of state government. The provisions of §§ 30-112<\/a> through 30-119<\/a> shall be applicable to each panel<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Senate Ethics Advisory Panel<\/span> shall be composed of five nonlegislative citizen members: three of whom shall be former members of the Senate; and two of whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large who have not previously held such office. All members of the Panel<\/span> shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. No member shall engage in activities requiring him to register as a lobbyist under § 2.2-422<\/a> during his tenure on the Panel<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe members shall be nominated by the Committee on Rules of the Senate and confirmed by the Senate by a majority vote of (i) the members present of the majority party<\/span> and (ii) the members present of the minority party<\/span>. After initial appointments, all appointments shall be for terms of four years each except for unexpired terms. Nominations shall be made so as to assure bipartisan representation on the Panel<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The House Ethics Advisory Panel<\/span> shall be composed of five nonlegislative citizen members: one of whom shall be a retired justice or judge<\/span> of a court<\/span> of record; two of whom shall be former members of the House of Delegates; and two of whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large, at least one of whom shall not have previously held such office. All members of the Panel<\/span> shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. No member shall engage in activities requiring him to register as a lobbyist under § 2.2-422<\/a> during his tenure on the Panel<\/span>.\n\t\t\tThe members shall be nominated by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and confirmed by the House of Delegates by a majority vote of (i) the members present of the majority party<\/span> and (ii) the members present of the minority party<\/span>. After initial appointments, all appointments shall be for terms of four years each except for unexpired terms. Nominations shall be made so as to assure bipartisan representation on the Panel<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each panel<\/span> shall elect its own chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> No member shall serve more than three successive four-year terms. Vacancies shall be filled only for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member’s eligibility for reappointment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Three members shall constitute a quorum on each panel<\/span>. A vacancy shall not impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all powers of the Panel<\/span>. Meetings of each panel<\/span> shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The members of each panel<\/span>, while serving on the business<\/span> of the Panel<\/span>, are performing legislative duties and shall be entitled to the compensation and reimbursement of expenses to which members of the General Assembly are entitled when performing legislative duties pursuant to §§ 2.2-2813<\/a>, 2.2-2825<\/a>, and 30-19.12<\/a>. Funding for the cost of compensation and expenses of the members of the Senate Ethics Advisory Panel<\/span> shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate and the funding for the cost of compensation and expenses of the House Ethics Advisory Panel<\/span> shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSENATE AND HOUSE ETHICS ADVISORY PANELS; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; QUORUM; COMPENSATION\nAND EXPENSES (\u00a7 30-112)\n\nA. The Senate Ethics Advisory Panel and the House Ethics Advisory Panel are\nestablished in the legislative branch of state government. The provisions of\n§§ 30-112 through 30-119 shall be applicable to each panel.\n\nB. The Senate Ethics Advisory Panel shall be composed of five nonlegislative\ncitizen members: three of whom shall be former members of the Senate; and two of\nwhom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large who have not previously held\nsuch office. All members of the Panel shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. No\nmember shall engage in activities requiring him to register as a lobbyist under\n§ 2.2-422 during his tenure on the Panel.\n\t\t\tThe members shall be nominated by the Committee on Rules of the Senate and\nconfirmed by the Senate by a majority vote of (i) the members present of the\nmajority party and (ii) the members present of the minority party. After initial\nappointments, all appointments shall be for terms of four years each except for\nunexpired terms. Nominations shall be made so as to assure bipartisan\nrepresentation on the Panel.\n\nC. The House Ethics Advisory Panel shall be composed of five nonlegislative\ncitizen members: one of whom shall be a retired justice or judge of a court of\nrecord; two of whom shall be former members of the House of Delegates; and two\nof whom shall be citizens of the Commonwealth at large, at least one of whom\nshall not have previously held such office. All members of the Panel shall be\ncitizens of the Commonwealth. No member shall engage in activities requiring him\nto register as a lobbyist under § 2.2-422 during his tenure on the Panel.\n\t\t\tThe members shall be nominated by the Speaker of the House of Delegates and\nconfirmed by the House of Delegates by a majority vote of (i) the members\npresent of the majority party and (ii) the members present of the minority\nparty. After initial appointments, all appointments shall be for terms of four\nyears each except for unexpired terms. Nominations shall be made so as to assure\nbipartisan representation on the Panel.\n\nD. Each panel shall elect its own chairman and vice-chairman from among its\nmembership.\n\nE. No member shall serve more than three successive four-year terms. Vacancies\nshall be filled only for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the\nsame manner as the original appointments. The remainder of any term to which a\nmember is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining\nthe member’s eligibility for reappointment.\n\nF. Three members shall constitute a quorum on each panel. A vacancy shall not\nimpair the right of the remaining members to exercise all powers of the Panel.\nMeetings of each panel shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the\nmajority of the members so request.\n\nG. The members of each panel, while serving on the business of the Panel, are\nperforming legislative duties and shall be entitled to the compensation and\nreimbursement of expenses to which members of the General Assembly are entitled\nwhen performing legislative duties pursuant to §§ 2.2-2813, 2.2-2825,\nand 30-19.12. Funding for the cost of compensation and expenses of the members\nof the Senate Ethics Advisory Panel shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk\nof the Senate and the funding for the cost of compensation and expenses of the\nHouse Ethics Advisory Panel shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the\nHouse of Delegates.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, Sp. Sess., c. 1, \u00a7\u00a7 2.1-639.42, 2.1-639.43, 2.1-639.44,\n2.1-639.51; 1992, c. 443; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 1000; 2010, c. 876; 2014, cc.\n792, 804.","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}}