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The Joint Committee shall consist of five members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the House of Delegates and three members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate appointed by the respective chairmen of the two committees. Members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.B\n\nThe Joint Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members of the Joint Committee shall constitute a quorum. 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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 593 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 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 1992, chapter 425; in 1993, chapter 641; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/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":200317,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56617,"identifier":"30-263","token":"30\/39\/30-263","url":"\/30-263\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-263\/","token":"30\/39\/30-263","dublin_core":{"Title":"Joint Reapportionment Committee; membership; terms; quorum; compensation and expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-263","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Joint Reapportionment Committee (the Joint Committee) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The Joint Committee shall consist of five members of the Committee on Privileges<\/span> and Elections of the House of Delegates and three members of the Committee on Privileges<\/span> and Elections of the Senate appointed by the respective chairmen of the two committees. Members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Joint Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members of the Joint Committee shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Joint Committee 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

C.<\/span> The Joint Committee shall supervise activities required for the tabulation of population for the census and for the timely reception of precinct population data for reapportionment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12<\/a> and 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>. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Office of Clerk of the Senate for their respective members. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nJOINT REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; QUORUM; COMPENSATION AND\nEXPENSES (\u00a7 30-263)\n\nA. The Joint Reapportionment Committee (the Joint Committee) is established in\nthe legislative branch of state government. The Joint Committee shall consist of\nfive members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the House of\nDelegates and three members of the Committee on Privileges and Elections of the\nSenate appointed by the respective chairmen of the two committees. Members shall\nserve terms coincident with their terms of office.\n\nB. The Joint Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its\nmembership. A majority of the members of the Joint Committee shall constitute a\nquorum. The meetings of the Joint Committee shall be held at the call of the\nchairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.\n\nC. The Joint Committee shall supervise activities required for the tabulation of\npopulation for the census and for the timely reception of precinct population\ndata for reapportionment.\n\nD. Members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and\nshall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\nFunding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be\nprovided by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Office of\nClerk of the Senate for their respective members.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 593, \u00a7 24.1-40.10; 1992, c. 425; 1993, c. 641, \u00a7 24.2-300;\n2004, c. 1000; 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56; 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1.","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}}