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I, c. 313; 2024, cc. 456, 496.","full_text":"The Commission shall consist of 12 legislative members, who shall be appointed as follows: five members of the Senate, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and at least two of whom shall be members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and seven members of the House of Delegates, at least three of whom shall be members of the House Committee on Appropriations and at least two of whom shall be members of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates.\n\t\tMembers of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.\n\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership.\n\t\tA majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members of the Commission so request.\n\t\tNo recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":200634,"text":"The Commission shall consist of 12 legislative members, who shall be appointed as follows: five members of the Senate, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and at least two of whom shall be members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and seven members of the House of Delegates, at least three of whom shall be members of the House Committee on Appropriations and at least two of whom shall be members of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates.\n\t\tMembers of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2024, chapters 456<\/a> and 496<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":200775,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54626,"identifier":"30-403","token":"30\/63\/30-403","url":"\/30-403\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-403\/","token":"30\/63\/30-403","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership; terms; vacancies; chairman and vice-chairman; quorum; meetings; voting on recommendations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-403","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission<\/span> shall consist of 12 legislative members, who shall be appointed as follows: five members of the Senate, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Senate Committee on Education and Health, at least one of whom shall be a member of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and at least two of whom shall be members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and seven members of the House of Delegates, at least three of whom shall be members of the House Committee on Appropriations and at least two of whom shall be members of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates.\n\t\tMembers of the Commission<\/span> shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.\n\t\tThe Commission<\/span> shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its membership.\n\t\tA majority of the members of the Commission<\/span> shall constitute a quorum. Meetings of the Commission<\/span> shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members of the Commission<\/span> so request.\n\t\tNo recommendation of the Commission<\/span> shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission<\/span> (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERSHIP; TERMS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN; QUORUM; MEETINGS;\nVOTING ON RECOMMENDATIONS (\u00a7 30-403)\n\nThe Commission shall consist of 12 legislative members, who shall be appointed\nas follows: five members of the Senate, at least one of whom shall be a member\nof the Senate Committee on Education and Health, at least one of whom shall be a\nmember of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services, and at\nleast two of whom shall be members of the Senate Committee on Finance and\nAppropriations, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and seven\nmembers of the House of Delegates, at least three of whom shall be members of\nthe House Committee on Appropriations and at least two of whom shall be members\nof the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions, to be appointed by\nthe Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of\nproportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates.\n\t\tMembers of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of\noffice. Members may be reappointed. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than\nby expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired term. Vacancies shall be\nfilled in the same manner as the original appointment.\n\t\tThe Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its\nmembership.\n\t\tA majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.\nMeetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever\nthe majority of the members of the Commission so request.\n\t\tNo recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the\nSenate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission\n(i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail\nnotwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 313; 2024, cc. 456, 496.","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}}