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The Commission shall convene every four years for the purpose of reviewing the salaries, expense allowances, retirement benefits, and other emoluments received by members of the General Assembly and making recommendations for any adjustments to such salaries or allowance amounts.B\n\nThe Commission shall consist of 11 members who shall be appointed as follows:1\n\nTwo former members of the Senate of Virginia, with equal representation given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members in the Senate, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee;2\n\nFour former members of the House of Delegates, with equal representation given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members in the House of Delegates, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee; and3\n\nFive nonlegislative citizen members, of whom one shall be appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, one shall be appointed by the House Minority Leader, one shall be appointed by the Senate Majority Leader, and one shall be appointed by the Senate Minority Leader.C\n\nAppointments of Commission members shall be made no later than July 1 of the year in which a gubernatorial election is scheduled. Members shall serve until the submission of the report required pursuant to § 30-19.22 and may be reappointed to any subsequent convening of the Commission. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.D\n\nCommission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 for reasonable and necessary expenses that are incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this article.E\n\nAdministrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate or the Office of the 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, and policy analysis to the Commission. The staffs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations shall provide technical assistance to the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission, upon request.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":265884,"text":"The Legislator Compensation Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 687<\/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.<\/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":79511,"section_number":"30-19.22","catch_line":"Powers and duties; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.22\/"}],"permalink":{"id":199305,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73918,"identifier":"30-19.21","token":"30\/1.1\/2\/30-19.21","url":"\/30-19.21\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-19.21\/","token":"30\/1.1\/2\/30-19.21","dublin_core":{"Title":"Legislator Compensation Commission; purpose; establishment; membership; staffing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-19.21","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Legislator Compensation Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The Commission shall convene every four years for the purpose of reviewing the salaries, expense allowances, retirement benefits, and other emoluments received by members of the General Assembly and making recommendations for any adjustments to such salaries or allowance amounts. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission shall consist of 11 members who shall be appointed as follows: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Two former members of the Senate of Virginia, with equal representation given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members in the Senate, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Four former members of the House of Delegates, with equal representation given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members in the House of Delegates, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Five nonlegislative citizen members, of whom one shall be appointed by the Governor, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, one shall be appointed by the House Minority Leader, one shall be appointed by the Senate Majority Leader, and one shall be appointed by the Senate Minority Leader. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Appointments of Commission members shall be made no later than July 1 of the year in which a gubernatorial election is scheduled. Members shall serve until the submission of the report required pursuant to § 30-19.22<\/a> and may be reappointed to any subsequent convening of the Commission. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Commission 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

D.<\/span> Commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a> for reasonable and necessary expenses that are incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this article. <\/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 the 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, and policy analysis to the Commission. The staffs of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations shall provide technical assistance to the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission, upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEGISLATOR COMPENSATION COMMISSION; PURPOSE; ESTABLISHMENT; MEMBERSHIP; STAFFING\n(\u00a7 30-19.21)\n\nA. The Legislator Compensation Commission (the Commission) is established in the\nlegislative branch of state government. The Commission shall convene every four\nyears for the purpose of reviewing the salaries, expense allowances, retirement\nbenefits, and other emoluments received by members of the General Assembly and\nmaking recommendations for any adjustments to such salaries or allowance\namounts.\n\nB. The Commission shall consist of 11 members who shall be appointed as follows:\n\n 1. Two former members of the Senate of Virginia, with equal representation\n given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest\n number of members in the Senate, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee;\n\n 2. Four former members of the House of Delegates, with equal representation\n given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest\n number of members in the House of Delegates, appointed by the Joint Rules\n Committee; and\n\n 3. Five nonlegislative citizen members, of whom one shall be appointed by the\n Governor, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, one\n shall be appointed by the House Minority Leader, one shall be appointed by the\n Senate Majority Leader, and one shall be appointed by the Senate Minority\n Leader.\n\nC. Appointments of Commission members shall be made no later than July 1 of the\nyear in which a gubernatorial election is scheduled. Members shall serve until\nthe submission of the report required pursuant to § 30-19.22 and may be\nreappointed to any subsequent convening of the Commission. Vacancies shall be\nfilled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\t\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its\nmembership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of\nthe Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the\nmajority of the members so request.\n\nD. Commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed\nas provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 for reasonable and necessary\nexpenses that are incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this\narticle.\n\nE. Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of\nthe Senate or the Office of the 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, and policy\nanalysis to the Commission. The staffs of the House Committee on Appropriations\nand the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations shall provide technical\nassistance to the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide\nassistance to the Commission, upon request.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 687.","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}}