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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 662 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. Unfortunately, the 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1985, chapter 149; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":200223,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68750,"identifier":"30-241","token":"30\/36\/30-241","url":"\/30-241\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-241\/","token":"30\/36\/30-241","dublin_core":{"Title":"Members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-241","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall consist of 21 members, seven from Virginia, seven from Maryland and seven from Pennsylvania. In each state, five of the members shall be members of the General Assembly. In Virginia, two Senators appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and three Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall serve as members. The Governor of Virginia or his designee shall serve as a member. In addition, the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall jointly appoint one Virginia member who is not a legislator or an employee of the executive branch. In Maryland, two senators designated by the President of the Senate and three delegates designated by the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall serve as members. The Governor of Maryland or his designee shall serve as a member. In addition, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall jointly select one Maryland member who is not a legislator or an employee of the executive branch. In Pennsylvania, two senators designated by the President pro tempore of the Senate and three representatives designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve as members. The Governor of Pennsylvania or his designee shall serve as a member. In addition, the President pro tempore of the Senate shall select one Pennsylvania member who is not a legislator or an employee of the executive branch.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERS (\u00a7 30-241)\n\nThe Commission shall consist of 21 members, seven from Virginia, seven from\nMaryland and seven from Pennsylvania. In each state, five of the members shall\nbe members of the General Assembly. In Virginia, two Senators appointed by the\nSenate Committee on Rules and three Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the\nHouse of Delegates shall serve as members. The Governor of Virginia or his\ndesignee shall serve as a member. In addition, the Senate Committee on Rules and\nthe Speaker of the House of Delegates shall jointly appoint one Virginia member\nwho is not a legislator or an employee of the executive branch. In Maryland, two\nsenators designated by the President of the Senate and three delegates\ndesignated by the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall serve as members. The\nGovernor of Maryland or his designee shall serve as a member. In addition, the\nPresident of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall jointly\nselect one Maryland member who is not a legislator or an employee of the\nexecutive branch. In Pennsylvania, two senators designated by the President pro\ntempore of the Senate and three representatives designated by the Speaker of the\nHouse of Representatives shall serve as members. The Governor of Pennsylvania or\nhis designee shall serve as a member. In addition, the President pro tempore of\nthe Senate shall select one Pennsylvania member who is not a legislator or an\nemployee of the executive branch.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 662, \u00a7 62.1-69.6; 1985, c. 149; 2004, c. 1000.","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}}