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Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules that consist of three members from the majority party and one member from the minority party or an equal number from each in the event the chamber is evenly divided; 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; one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in economic development and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in energy affordability and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in public utility regulation and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the Governor. The Attorney General or his designee shall serve ex officio. Any such designee shall be an attorney employed within the Department of Law’s Division of Consumer Counsel. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Each member of the Commission shall annually complete an orientation on electric utility regulation provided by the State Corporation Commission.\n\t\tLegislative members of the Commission and the ex officio member shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years. All members may be reappointed. 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.\n\t\tThe Commission shall annually elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly. The chairman of the Commission shall be authorized to designate one or more members of the Commission to observe and participate in the discussions of any work group convened by the State Corporation Commission in furtherance of its duties under the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act (\u00a7 56-576 et seq.) and this chapter. Members participating in such discussions shall be entitled to compensation and reimbursement provided in \u00a7 30-204, if approved by the Joint Rules Committee or its Budget Oversight Subcommittee.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":291334,"text":"The Commission shall have a total membership of 14 members that shall consist of 10 legislative members, three nonlegislative citizen members, and one ex officio member. 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The chairman of the Commission shall be authorized to designate one or more members of the Commission to observe and participate in the discussions of any work group convened by the State Corporation Commission in furtherance of its duties under the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act (\u00a7 56-576 et seq.) and this chapter. 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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 885<\/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 3 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 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 883<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 753<\/a> and 793<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79207,"section_number":"30-204","catch_line":"(Expires July 1, 2029) Compensation; expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-204\/"},{"id":62210,"section_number":"56-576","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-576\/"}],"permalink":{"id":200055,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81288,"identifier":"30-202","token":"30\/31\/30-202","url":"\/30-202\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-202\/","token":"30\/31\/30-202","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Expires July 1, 2029) Membership; terms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-202","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall have a total membership of 14 members that shall consist of 10 legislative members, three nonlegislative citizen members, and one ex officio member. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules that consist of three members from the majority party<\/span> and one member from the minority party<\/span> or an equal number from each in the event the chamber is evenly divided; 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; one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in economic development and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in energy affordability and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in public utility regulation and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the Governor. The Attorney General<\/span> or his designee shall serve ex officio. Any such designee shall be an attorney employed within the Department of Law<\/span>’s Division of Consumer Counsel<\/span>. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Each member of the Commission shall annually complete an orientation on electric utility regulation provided by the State Corporation Commission.\n\t\tLegislative members of the Commission and the ex officio member shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of two years. All members may be reappointed. 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.\n\t\tThe Commission shall annually elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly. The chairman of the Commission shall be authorized to designate one or more members of the Commission to observe and participate in the discussions of any work group convened by the State Corporation Commission in furtherance of its duties under the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act (\u00a7 56-576<\/a> et seq.) and this chapter. Members participating in such discussions shall be entitled to compensation and reimbursement provided in \u00a7 30-204<\/a>, if approved by the Joint Rules Committee or its Budget Oversight Subcommittee.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2029) MEMBERSHIP; TERMS (\u00a7 30-202)\n\nThe Commission shall have a total membership of 14 members that shall consist of\n10 legislative members, three nonlegislative citizen members, and one ex officio\nmember. Members shall be appointed as follows: four members of the Senate to be\nappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules that consist of three members from\nthe majority party and one member from the minority party or an equal number\nfrom each in the event the chamber is evenly divided; six members of the House\nof Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in\naccordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the\nRules of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen member with\nexpertise in economic development and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the\nSenate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in\nenergy affordability and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the Speaker of\nthe House of Delegates; and one nonlegislative citizen member with expertise in\npublic utility regulation and ratepayer advocacy to be appointed by the\nGovernor. The Attorney General or his designee shall serve ex officio. Any such\ndesignee shall be an attorney employed within the Department of Law’s\nDivision of Consumer Counsel. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission\nshall be citizens of the Commonwealth. Each member of the Commission shall\nannually complete an orientation on electric utility regulation provided by the\nState Corporation Commission.\n\t\tLegislative members of the Commission and the ex officio member shall serve\nterms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members\nshall be appointed for a term of two years. All members may be reappointed.\nAppointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be\nmade for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as\nthe original appointments.\n\t\tThe Commission shall annually elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among\nits membership, who shall be members of the General Assembly. The chairman of\nthe Commission shall be authorized to designate one or more members of the\nCommission to observe and participate in the discussions of any work group\nconvened by the State Corporation Commission in furtherance of its duties under\nthe Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act (\u00a7 56-576 et seq.) and this\nchapter. Members participating in such discussions shall be entitled to\ncompensation and reimbursement provided in \u00a7 30-204, if approved by the Joint\nRules Committee or its Budget Oversight Subcommittee.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 885; 2004, c. 1000; 2008, c. 883; 2023, cc. 753, 793.","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}}