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The chair of the Advisory Committee may be a member of and shall be appointed by the Commission.1\n\nThe Advisory Committee shall be a legislative branch agency and may consist of representatives from state agencies, the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, the regulated communities, consumer and other public interest groups, local governments, the bar and the academic community. The number of members shall be determined by the Commission but shall not exceed 12. Members shall serve two-year terms and shall be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in attending meetings and other functions of the Advisory Committee.2\n\nThe Advisory Committee shall submit an annual work plan and budget to the Commission for approval. Funds necessary to support any such budget approved by the Commission shall be paid from sums appropriated to the Commission. The Commission may authorize the Advisory Committee to undertake research projects, hire consultants, sponsor conferences, hold public hearings, conduct surveys and engage in other efforts consistent with assisting the Commission in fulfilling its responsibilities under subsection A. The Advisory Committee shall report its findings and recommendations annually to the Code Commission, and that report shall be forwarded to the Governor and the General Assembly.3\n\nStaff assistance shall be provided to the Advisory Committee by the Division of Legislative Services.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":216755,"text":"In conjunction with the responsibility granted to the Commission for publishing and maintaining the Virginia Administrative Code as set forth in § 30-146, the Commission shall continually monitor the operation of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and the Virginia Register Act (§ 2.2-4100 et seq.) to ensure that those laws provide the most practical means to administrative agencies of the Commonwealth for the promulgation, amendment and repeal of administrative law within the powers granted to such agencies by the General Assembly, and to recommend from time to time such changes as it deems appropriate.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":216756,"text":"The Commission may appoint an Administrative Law Advisory Committee to assist the Commission in fulfilling its responsibilities under subsection A. 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The Advisory Committee shall report its findings and recommendations annually to the Code Commission, and that report shall be forwarded to the Governor and the General Assembly.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":216759,"text":"Staff assistance shall be provided to the Advisory Committee by the Division of Legislative Services.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14833,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Code Commission","identifier":"15","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12738,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:15","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:15","permalink":{"id":199613,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14833,"identifier":"15","token":"30\/15","url":"\/30\/15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12738,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Assembly","identifier":"30","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":199019,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12738,"identifier":"30","token":"30","url":"\/30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":63029,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-145","catch_line":"Virginia Code Commission; membership, terms; compensation; staff; quorum","url":"\/30-145\/","token":"30\/15\/30-145","metadata":false},{"id":56708,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-146","catch_line":"Publication of Code of Virginia, Administrative Code, and Register of Regulations; authority regarding type and form","url":"\/30-146\/","token":"30\/15\/30-146","metadata":false},{"id":80874,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-147","catch_line":"Contracting with publishers; property rights regarding Code of Virginia and Virginia Administrative Code material","url":"\/30-147\/","token":"30\/15\/30-147","metadata":false},{"id":74441,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-148","catch_line":"Codification of session laws","url":"\/30-148\/","token":"30\/15\/30-148","metadata":false},{"id":58388,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-149","catch_line":"Authority for minor changes to the Code of Virginia","url":"\/30-149\/","token":"30\/15\/30-149","metadata":false},{"id":67714,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-150","catch_line":"Authority for minor changes to the Virginia Administrative Code","url":"\/30-150\/","token":"30\/15\/30-150","metadata":false},{"id":86588,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-151","catch_line":"Ongoing responsibility for repeal of obsolete statutes and Acts of Assembly","url":"\/30-151\/","token":"30\/15\/30-151","metadata":false},{"id":83991,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-152","catch_line":"Revision of the Code of Virginia; construction of statutes relating to titles amended","url":"\/30-152\/","token":"30\/15\/30-152","metadata":false},{"id":62027,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-153","catch_line":"Repealed","url":"\/30-153\/","token":"30\/15\/30-153","metadata":false},{"id":70822,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-154","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia State Bar advisory opinions","url":"\/30-154\/","token":"30\/15\/30-154","metadata":false},{"id":61183,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-154.1","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia compacts","url":"\/30-154.1\/","token":"30\/15\/30-154.1","metadata":false},{"id":59110,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-155","catch_line":"Responsibilities as to administrative law; appointment of Administrative Law Advisory Committee; staff","url":"\/30-155\/","token":"30\/15\/30-155","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":61183,"structure_id":14833,"section_number":"30-154.1","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia compacts","url":"\/30-154.1\/","token":"30\/15\/30-154.1","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/30-155\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 260 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 1983 \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 1992, chapter 216; in 1994, chapter 318<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 157<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"},{"id":84745,"section_number":"2.2-4100","catch_line":"Short title; purpose of chapter; declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4100\/"},{"id":56708,"section_number":"30-146","catch_line":"Publication of Code of Virginia, Administrative Code, and Register of Regulations; authority regarding type and form","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-146\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199659,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59110,"identifier":"30-155","token":"30\/15\/30-155","url":"\/30-155\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-155\/","token":"30\/15\/30-155","dublin_core":{"Title":"Responsibilities as to administrative law; appointment of Administrative Law Advisory Committee; staff","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-155","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In conjunction with the responsibility granted to the Commission for publishing and maintaining the Virginia Administrative Code as set forth in § 30-146<\/a>, the Commission shall continually monitor the operation of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) and the Virginia Register Act (§ 2.2-4100<\/a> et seq.) to ensure that those laws<\/span> provide the most practical means to administrative agencies of the Commonwealth for the promulgation, amendment and repeal of administrative law<\/span> within the powers granted to such agencies by the General Assembly, and to recommend from time to time such changes as it deems appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission may appoint an Administrative Law<\/span> Advisory Committee to assist the Commission in fulfilling its responsibilities under subsection A. The chair of the Advisory Committee may be a member of and shall be appointed by the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The Advisory Committee shall be a legislative branch agency and may consist of representatives from state agencies, the Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court<\/span>, the regulated communities, consumer and other public interest groups, local governments, the bar and the academic community. The number of members shall be determined by the Commission but shall not exceed 12. Members shall serve two-year terms and shall be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in attending meetings and other functions of the Advisory Committee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Advisory Committee shall submit an annual work plan and budget to the Commission for approval. Funds necessary to support any such budget approved by the Commission shall be paid from sums appropriated to the Commission. The Commission may authorize the Advisory Committee to undertake research projects, hire consultants, sponsor conferences, hold public hearings<\/span>, conduct surveys and engage in other efforts consistent with assisting the Commission in fulfilling its responsibilities under subsection A. The Advisory Committee shall report its findings<\/span> and recommendations annually to the Code Commission, and that report shall be forwarded to the Governor and the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Staff assistance shall be provided to the Advisory Committee by the Division of Legislative Services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRESPONSIBILITIES AS TO ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW\nADVISORY COMMITTEE; STAFF (\u00a7 30-155)\n\nA. In conjunction with the responsibility granted to the Commission for\npublishing and maintaining the Virginia Administrative Code as set forth in\n§ 30-146, the Commission shall continually monitor the operation of the\nAdministrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and the Virginia Register\nAct (§ 2.2-4100 et seq.) to ensure that those laws provide the most\npractical means to administrative agencies of the Commonwealth for the\npromulgation, amendment and repeal of administrative law within the powers\ngranted to such agencies by the General Assembly, and to recommend from time to\ntime such changes as it deems appropriate.\n\nB. The Commission may appoint an Administrative Law Advisory Committee to assist\nthe Commission in fulfilling its responsibilities under subsection A. The chair\nof the Advisory Committee may be a member of and shall be appointed by the\nCommission.\n\n 1. The Advisory Committee shall be a legislative branch agency and may consist\n of representatives from state agencies, the Office of the Executive Secretary\n of the Supreme Court, the regulated communities, consumer and other public\n interest groups, local governments, the bar and the academic community. The\n number of members shall be determined by the Commission but shall not exceed\n 12. Members shall serve two-year terms and shall be reimbursed for their\n expenses incurred in attending meetings and other functions of the Advisory\n Committee.\n\n 2. The Advisory Committee shall submit an annual work plan and budget to the\n Commission for approval. Funds necessary to support any such budget approved\n by the Commission shall be paid from sums appropriated to the Commission. The\n Commission may authorize the Advisory Committee to undertake research\n projects, hire consultants, sponsor conferences, hold public hearings, conduct\n surveys and engage in other efforts consistent with assisting the Commission\n in fulfilling its responsibilities under subsection A. The Advisory Committee\n shall report its findings and recommendations annually to the Code Commission,\n and that report shall be forwarded to the Governor and the General Assembly.\n\n 3. Staff assistance shall be provided to the Advisory Committee by the\n Division of Legislative Services.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 260, \u00a7 9-77.12; 1992, c. 216; 1994, c. 318; 2001, c. 844;\n2006, c. 157.","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}}