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The purpose of the Commission shall be to study, report and make recommendations on issues of concern to small businesses in the Commonwealth.B\n\nThe Commission shall consist of 16 members that include 10 legislative members and six nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: six members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; four members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and six nonlegislative citizen members, each of whom shall have previously demonstrated small business experience or expertise, to be appointed by the Governor. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tAll gubernatorial appointments to the Commission shall be for terms of two years. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident to their terms of office. All members may be reappointed for successive terms. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.C\n\nThe members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman annually, who shall be members of the General Assembly. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet at the call of the chairman or whenever a majority of the members so request.D\n\nLegislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as is set forth in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. However, all such compensation and expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to the Commission.E\n\nAdministrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate or the Office of Clerk of the House of Delegates as may be appropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis and other services as requested by the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist the Commission, upon request.F\n\nNo recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227498,"text":"The Small Business Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 735<\/a> and 783<\/a> 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. 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/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":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":199847,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62381,"identifier":"30-182","token":"30\/22\/30-182","url":"\/30-182\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-182\/","token":"30\/22\/30-182","dublin_core":{"Title":"Small Business Commission; purpose; membership; terms; compensation and expenses; staff; voting on recommendations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-182","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Small Business Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission shall be to study, report and make recommendations on issues<\/span> of concern to small businesses in the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission shall consist of 16 members that include 10 legislative members and six nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as follows: six members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; four members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and six nonlegislative citizen members, each of whom shall have previously demonstrated small business experience or expertise, to be appointed by the Governor. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tAll gubernatorial appointments to the Commission shall be for terms of two years. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident to their terms of office. All members may be reappointed for successive terms. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman annually, who shall be members of the General Assembly. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet at the call of the chairman or whenever a majority of the members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as is set forth in § 30-19.12<\/a>, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in § 2.2-2813<\/a>. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. However, all such compensation and expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate or the Office of Clerk of the House of Delegates as may be appropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis and other services as requested by the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist the Commission, upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION; PURPOSE; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND\nEXPENSES; STAFF; VOTING ON RECOMMENDATIONS (\u00a7 30-182)\n\nA. The Small Business Commission (the Commission) is established in the\nlegislative branch of state government. The purpose of the Commission shall be\nto study, report and make recommendations on issues of concern to small\nbusinesses in the Commonwealth.\n\nB. The Commission shall consist of 16 members that include 10 legislative\nmembers and six nonlegislative citizen members. Members shall be appointed as\nfollows: six members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of\nthe House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional\nrepresentation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; four members of\nthe Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and six\nnonlegislative citizen members, each of whom shall have previously demonstrated\nsmall business experience or expertise, to be appointed by the Governor.\nNonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tAll gubernatorial appointments to the Commission shall be for terms of two\nyears. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident to their terms of\noffice. All members may be reappointed for successive terms. Appointments to\nfill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the\nunexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original\nappointments.\n\nC. The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman\nannually, who shall be members of the General Assembly. A majority of the\nmembers of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet\nat the call of the chairman or whenever a majority of the members so request.\n\nD. Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as is\nset forth in § 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive\nsuch compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in §\n2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary\nexpenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§\n2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. However, all such compensation and expenses shall be paid\nfrom existing appropriations to the Commission.\n\nE. Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of\nthe Senate or the Office of Clerk of the House of Delegates as may be\nappropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The\nDivision of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis\nand other services as requested by the Commission. All agencies of the\nCommonwealth shall assist the Commission, upon request.\n\nF. No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the\nSenate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission\n(i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail\nnotwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, cc. 735, 783, \u00a7\u00a7 9-336, 9-337, 9-339; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c.\n885; 2004, c. 1000; 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}