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All requested materials shall be delivered electronically as read-only and text-searchable Portable Document Format (.pdf) files or as another widely used and accessible read-only and text-searchable electronic document format unless expressly requested otherwise.B\n\nThe Division of Legislative Automated Systems shall notify each individual entitled to receive state publications listed in subsection A of the availability of the publications and that each will be forwarded to them by the appropriate entity upon written request. The Division shall forward requested reports of legislative entities and shall notify each agency, institution, collegial body, or other governmental entity outside of the legislative branch of the names of the members of the General Assembly requesting such entity’s report.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281017,"text":"The Commission, through the Division of Legislative Automated Systems, shall distribute to each member of the General Assembly a request form containing a checklist for selection of the Acts of Assembly, the Journals of the Senate and House of Delegates, and reports submitted to the General Assembly or any committee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the legislative branch. 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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 128 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 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 857; in 2003, chapter 264<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 650<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 421<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":71177,"section_number":"2.2-608","catch_line":"Furnishing reports; Governor authorized to require reports","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-608\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":199997,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78405,"identifier":"30-34.4:1","token":"30\/3.1\/30-34.4_1","url":"\/30-34.4_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-34.4_1\/","token":"30\/3.1\/30-34.4_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Request and distribution of state publications","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-34.4:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission, through the Division of Legislative Automated Systems, shall distribute to each member of the General Assembly a request form containing a checklist for selection of the Acts of Assembly, the Journals of the Senate and House of Delegates, and reports submitted to the General Assembly or any committee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the legislative branch. All requested materials<\/span> shall be delivered electronically as read-only and text-searchable Portable Document Format (.pdf) files or as another widely used and accessible read-only and text-searchable electronic document format unless expressly requested otherwise. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Division of Legislative Automated Systems shall notify each individual entitled to receive state publications listed in subsection A of the availability of the publications and that each will be forwarded to them by the appropriate entity upon written request. The Division shall forward requested reports of legislative entities and shall notify each agency, institution, collegial body, or other governmental entity outside of the legislative branch of the names of the members of the General Assembly requesting such entity’s report. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUEST AND DISTRIBUTION OF STATE PUBLICATIONS (\u00a7 30-34.4:1)\n\nA. The Commission, through the Division of Legislative Automated Systems, shall\ndistribute to each member of the General Assembly a request form containing a\nchecklist for selection of the Acts of Assembly, the Journals of the Senate and\nHouse of Delegates, and reports submitted to the General Assembly or any\ncommittee, subcommittee, commission, agency, or other body within the\nlegislative branch. All requested materials shall be delivered electronically as\nread-only and text-searchable Portable Document Format (.pdf) files or as\nanother widely used and accessible read-only and text-searchable electronic\ndocument format unless expressly requested otherwise.\n\nB. The Division of Legislative Automated Systems shall notify each individual\nentitled to receive state publications listed in subsection A of the\navailability of the publications and that each will be forwarded to them by the\nappropriate entity upon written request. The Division shall forward requested\nreports of legislative entities and shall notify each agency, institution,\ncollegial body, or other governmental entity outside of the legislative branch\nof the names of the members of the General Assembly requesting such\nentity’s report.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 128; 1992, c. 857; 2003, c. 264; 2004, c. 650; 2020, c. 421.","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}}