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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 753<\/a> and 793<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81288,"section_number":"30-202","catch_line":"(Expires July 1, 2029) Membership; terms","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-202\/"}],"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":200063,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79207,"identifier":"30-204","token":"30\/31\/30-204","url":"\/30-204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-204\/","token":"30\/31\/30-204","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Expires July 1, 2029) Compensation; expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12<\/a> and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of the Commission and the executive director of the Commission, nonlegislative citizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending within the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings. However, all such compensation and expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to the Commission or, if unfunded, shall be approved by the Joint Rules Committee.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2029) COMPENSATION; EXPENSES (\u00a7 30-204)\n\nLegislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as\nprovided in \u00a7 30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary\nexpenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7\n2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Unless otherwise approved in writing by the chairman of\nthe Commission and the executive director of the Commission, nonlegislative\ncitizen members shall only be reimbursed for travel originating and ending\nwithin the Commonwealth for the purpose of attending meetings. However, all such\ncompensation and expenses shall be paid from existing appropriations to the\nCommission or, if unfunded, shall be approved by the Joint Rules Committee.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 885; 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}}