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Members appointed and designated shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.D\n\nMembers of the commissions shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to § 30-171 and this section as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided from existing appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation.E\n\nA majority of the members shall constitute a quorum on each commission. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1973, chapter 538; in 1999, chapter 850<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 365<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 194<\/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\/"},{"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":59176,"section_number":"30-171","catch_line":"Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation; membership; staff; compensation and expenses; quorum","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-171\/"},{"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":199755,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67278,"identifier":"30-173","token":"30\/19\/30-173","url":"\/30-173\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-173\/","token":"30\/19\/30-173","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commission of Senate and Commission of House of Delegates on Interstate Cooperation; membership; compensation and expenses; quorum","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-173","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is established a Commission on Interstate Cooperation of the Senate in the legislative branch of state government, to consist of six senators as follows: the Chair of the Committee on Rules of the Senate, who shall serve as Chairman of the Commission, and five members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There is established a Commission on Interstate Cooperation of the House of Delegates in the legislative branch of state government, also to consist of six members; and the members shall be appointed and the chairman of the Commission shall be designated from among the membership of the Commission by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation as contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Such bodies of the Senate and of the House of Delegates shall function during the regular sessions of the General Assembly and also during the interim periods between such sessions. Members appointed and designated shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Members of the commissions shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12<\/a> and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to § 30-171<\/a> and this section as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided from existing appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum on each commission. Meetings of each commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever a majority of the members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSION OF SENATE AND COMMISSION OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES ON INTERSTATE\nCOOPERATION; MEMBERSHIP; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES; QUORUM (\u00a7 30-173)\n\nA. There is established a Commission on Interstate Cooperation of the Senate in\nthe legislative branch of state government, to consist of six senators as\nfollows: the Chair of the Committee on Rules of the Senate, who shall serve as\nChairman of the Commission, and five members appointed by the Senate Committee\non Rules.\n\nB. There is established a Commission on Interstate Cooperation of the House of\nDelegates in the legislative branch of state government, also to consist of six\nmembers; and the members shall be appointed and the chairman of the Commission\nshall be designated from among the membership of the Commission by the Speaker\nof the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional\nrepresentation as contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates.\n\nC. Such bodies of the Senate and of the House of Delegates shall function during\nthe regular sessions of the General Assembly and also during the interim periods\nbetween such sessions. Members appointed and designated shall serve terms\ncoincident with their terms of office.\n\nD. Members of the commissions shall receive such compensation as provided in\n§ 30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary\nexpenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to § 30-171\nand this section as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for\nthe costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided from\nexisting appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental\nCooperation.\n\nE. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum on each commission.\nMeetings of each commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or\nwhenever a majority of the members so request.\n\nHISTORY: 1936, p. 369; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 311a; 1973, c. 538, \u00a7 9-54; 1999,\nc. 850; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c. 365; 2003, c. 885; 2004, c. 1000; 2016, c. 194.","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}}