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In the appointment to the Council of members of the House of Delegates made by the Speaker and members of the Senate made by the Senate Committee on Rules, equal representation shall be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members elected to their respective body. All members of the Council are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly by a majority vote in each house of (i) the members present of the majority party and (ii) the members present of the minority party.C\n\nAll appointments following the initial staggering of terms shall be for terms of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointment. No nonlegislative citizen member shall be eligible to serve for more than two successive four-year terms. However, after the expiration of a term of three years or less, or after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto. Legislative members and other state government officials shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Legislative members may be reappointed for successive terms.D\n\nThe members of the Council shall elect from among their membership a chairman and a vice-chairman for two-year terms. The chairman and vice-chairman may not succeed themselves to the same position. The Council shall hold meetings upon the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request. A majority of the Council appointed shall constitute a quorum.E\n\nMembers of the Council shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813, 2.2-2825, and 30-19.12, as appropriate. Funding for expenses of the members shall be provided from existing appropriations to the Council.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":296231,"text":"The Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council (the Council) is hereby created as an advisory council in the legislative branch to encourage and facilitate compliance with the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.) and the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act (§ 30-100 et seq.)(hereafter the Acts) and the lobbying laws in Article 3 (§ 2.2-418 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 2.2 (hereafter Article 3).","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":296232,"text":"The Council shall consist of nine members as follows: three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, two of whom shall be members of the House of Delegates and one of whom shall be a former judge of a court of record; three members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, two of whom shall be members of the Senate and one of whom shall be a former judge of a court of record; and three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a current or former executive branch employee, one of whom shall be appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by the Virginia Association of Counties, and one of whom shall be appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by the Virginia Municipal League. 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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 792<\/a> and 804<\/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 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 2015, chapters 763<\/a> and 777<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 323<\/a> and 327<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82511,"section_number":"2.2-115","catch_line":"Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-115\/"},{"id":86360,"section_number":"2.2-3101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3101\/"},{"id":73913,"section_number":"2.2-419","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-419\/"},{"id":75007,"section_number":"30-101","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-101\/"},{"id":55225,"section_number":"30-124","catch_line":"Advisory opinions","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-124\/"}],"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":71618,"section_number":"2.2-3100","catch_line":"Policy; application; construction","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3100\/"},{"id":65157,"section_number":"2.2-418","catch_line":"Statement of intent and purposes","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-418\/"},{"id":54935,"section_number":"30-100","catch_line":"Declaration of legislative policy; construction","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-100\/"},{"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":200603,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82694,"identifier":"30-355","token":"30\/56\/30-355","url":"\/30-355\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-355\/","token":"30\/56\/30-355","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council; membership; terms; quorum; expenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-355","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Conflict of Interest<\/span> and Ethics Advisory Council (the Council) is hereby created as an advisory council in the legislative branch to encourage and facilitate compliance with the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests<\/span> Act (§ 2.2-3100<\/a> et seq.) and the General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act (§ 30-100<\/a> et seq.)(hereafter the Acts) and the lobbying laws<\/span> in Article 3 (§ 2.2-418<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 2.2 (hereafter Article 3). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council shall consist of nine members as follows: three members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, two of whom shall be members of the House of Delegates and one of whom shall be a former judge<\/span> of a court<\/span> of record; three members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, two of whom shall be members of the Senate and one of whom shall be a former judge<\/span> of a court<\/span> of record; and three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a current or former executive branch employee, one of whom shall be appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by the Virginia Association of Counties, and one of whom shall be appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by the Virginia Municipal League. In the appointment to the Council of members of the House of Delegates made by the Speaker and members of the Senate made by the Senate Committee on Rules, equal representation shall be given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest number of members elected to their respective body. All members of the Council are subject to confirmation by the General Assembly by a majority vote in each house of (i) the members present of the majority party<\/span> and (ii) the members present of the minority party<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All appointments following the initial staggering of terms shall be for terms of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointment. No nonlegislative citizen member shall be eligible to serve for more than two successive four-year terms. However, after the expiration of a term of three years or less, or after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto. Legislative members and other state government officials shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Legislative members may be reappointed for successive terms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The members of the Council shall elect from among their membership a chairman and a vice-chairman for two-year terms. The chairman and vice-chairman may not succeed themselves to the same position. The Council shall hold meetings upon the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request. A majority of the Council appointed shall constitute a quorum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a>, 2.2-2825<\/a>, and 30-19.12<\/a>, as appropriate. Funding for expenses of the members shall be provided from existing appropriations to the Council. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS ADVISORY COUNCIL; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS;\nQUORUM; EXPENSES (\u00a7 30-355)\n\nA. The Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council (the Council)\nis hereby created as an advisory council in the legislative branch to encourage\nand facilitate compliance with the State and Local Government Conflict of\nInterests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.) and the General Assembly Conflicts of\nInterests Act (§ 30-100 et seq.)(hereafter the Acts) and the lobbying laws\nin Article 3 (§ 2.2-418 et seq.) of Chapter 4 of Title 2.2 (hereafter\nArticle 3).\n\nB. The Council shall consist of nine members as follows: three members appointed\nby the Speaker of the House of Delegates, two of whom shall be members of the\nHouse of Delegates and one of whom shall be a former judge of a court of record;\nthree members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, two of whom shall be\nmembers of the Senate and one of whom shall be a former judge of a court of\nrecord; and three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a\ncurrent or former executive branch employee, one of whom shall be appointed from\na list of three nominees submitted by the Virginia Association of Counties, and\none of whom shall be appointed from a list of three nominees submitted by the\nVirginia Municipal League. In the appointment to the Council of members of the\nHouse of Delegates made by the Speaker and members of the Senate made by the\nSenate Committee on Rules, equal representation shall be given to each of the\npolitical parties having the highest and next highest number of members elected\nto their respective body. All members of the Council are subject to confirmation\nby the General Assembly by a majority vote in each house of (i) the members\npresent of the majority party and (ii) the members present of the minority\nparty.\n\nC. All appointments following the initial staggering of terms shall be for terms\nof four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the\nunexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointment. No\nnonlegislative citizen member shall be eligible to serve for more than two\nsuccessive four-year terms. However, after the expiration of a term of three\nyears or less, or after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which\nappointed to fill a vacancy, two additional terms may be served by such member\nif appointed thereto. Legislative members and other state government officials\nshall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Legislative members may\nbe reappointed for successive terms.\n\nD. The members of the Council shall elect from among their membership a chairman\nand a vice-chairman for two-year terms. The chairman and vice-chairman may not\nsucceed themselves to the same position. The Council shall hold meetings upon\nthe call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request. A\nmajority of the Council appointed shall constitute a quorum.\n\nE. Members of the Council shall receive no compensation for their services but\nshall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813, 2.2-2825, and\n30-19.12, as appropriate. Funding for expenses of the members shall be provided\nfrom existing appropriations to the Council.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 792, 804; 2015, cc. 763, 777; 2019, cc. 323, 327.","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}}