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I, c. 1.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45 days following the receipt of census data.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the Senate, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative commissioners who are members of the Senate, and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the House of Delegates, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative commissioners who are members of the House of Delegates, and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners.B\n\nThe Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for the United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the receipt of census data or by the first day of July of that year, whichever occurs first.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the United States House of Representatives, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners.C\n\nIf the Commission fails to submit a plan for districts by the deadline set forth in subsection A or B, the Commission shall have 14 days following its initial failure to submit a plan to the General Assembly. If the Commission fails to submit a plan for districts to the General Assembly by this date, the districts shall be established by the Supreme Court of Virginia pursuant to § 30-399.D\n\nAll plans submitted pursuant to this section shall comply with the criteria and standards set forth in § 24.2-304.04.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310592,"text":"The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45 days following the receipt of census data.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the Senate, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative commissioners who are members of the Senate, and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the House of Delegates, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative commissioners who are members of the House of Delegates, and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":310593,"text":"The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for the United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the receipt of census data or by the first day of July of that year, whichever occurs first.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the United States House of Representatives, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":310594,"text":"If the Commission fails to submit a plan for districts by the deadline set forth in subsection A or B, the Commission shall have 14 days following its initial failure to submit a plan to the General Assembly. 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A.<\/span> The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45 days following the receipt of census data.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the Senate, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative commissioners who are members of the Senate, and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the House of Delegates, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative commissioners who are members of the House of Delegates, and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for the United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the receipt of census data or by the first day of July of that year, whichever occurs first.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the United States House of Representatives, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative commissioners and at least six of the eight citizen commissioners. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the Commission fails to submit a plan for districts by the deadline set forth in subsection A or B, the Commission shall have 14 days following its initial failure to submit a plan to the General Assembly. If the Commission fails to submit a plan for districts to the General Assembly by this date, the districts shall be established by the Supreme Court<\/span> of Virginia pursuant to § 30-399<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> All plans submitted pursuant to this section shall comply with the criteria and standards set forth in § 24.2-304.04<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROPOSAL AND SUBMISSION OF PLANS FOR DISTRICTS (\u00a7 30-397)\n\nA. The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for\nthe Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45\ndays following the receipt of census data.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the Senate, a\nplan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative\ncommissioners, including at least three of the four legislative commissioners\nwho are members of the Senate, and at least six of the eight citizen\ncommissioners.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the House of\nDelegates, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight\nlegislative commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative\ncommissioners who are members of the House of Delegates, and at least six of the\neight citizen commissioners.\n\nB. The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for\nthe United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the\nreceipt of census data or by the first day of July of that year, whichever\noccurs first.\n\t\t\tTo be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the United\nStates House of Representatives, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at\nleast six of the eight legislative commissioners and at least six of the eight\ncitizen commissioners.\n\nC. If the Commission fails to submit a plan for districts by the deadline set\nforth in subsection A or B, the Commission shall have 14 days following its\ninitial failure to submit a plan to the General Assembly. If the Commission\nfails to submit a plan for districts to the General Assembly by this date, the\ndistricts shall be established by the Supreme Court of Virginia pursuant to\n§ 30-399.\n\nD. All plans submitted pursuant to this section shall comply with the criteria\nand standards set forth in § 24.2-304.04.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}