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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 631 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 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1966, chapter 419; in 1975, chapter 7; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 589<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 55<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78376,"section_number":"2.2-3708.2","catch_line":"Meetings held through electronic communication means during declared states of emergency","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3708.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207021,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66510,"identifier":"33.2-1912","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1912","url":"\/33.2-1912\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-1912\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/19\/3\/33.2-1912","dublin_core":{"Title":"Quorum and action by commission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-1912","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A majority of the commission<\/span>, which majority shall include at least one commissioner<\/span> from a majority of the component governments<\/span>, shall constitute a quorum. Members of the commission<\/span> who are members of the General Assembly shall not be counted in determining a quorum while the General Assembly is in session. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> or his designee shall be included for the purposes of constituting a quorum. The presence of a quorum and a vote of the majority of the members necessary to constitute a quorum of all the members appointed to the commission<\/span>, including an affirmative vote from a majority of the members, shall be necessary to take any action. The Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board<\/span> or his designee shall have voting rights equal to appointees of component governments<\/span> on all matters brought before the commission<\/span>. Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-3708.2<\/a>, members of the General Assembly may participate in the meetings of the commission<\/span> through electronic communication means while the General Assembly is in session.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUORUM AND ACTION BY COMMISSION (\u00a7 33.2-1912)\n\nA majority of the commission, which majority shall include at least one\ncommissioner from a majority of the component governments, shall constitute a\nquorum. Members of the commission who are members of the General Assembly shall\nnot be counted in determining a quorum while the General Assembly is in session.\nThe Chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee shall be\nincluded for the purposes of constituting a quorum. The presence of a quorum and\na vote of the majority of the members necessary to constitute a quorum of all\nthe members appointed to the commission, including an affirmative vote from a\nmajority of the members, shall be necessary to take any action. The Chairman of\nthe Commonwealth Transportation Board or his designee shall have voting rights\nequal to appointees of component governments on all matters brought before the\ncommission. Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-3708.2, members of the\nGeneral Assembly may participate in the meetings of the commission through\nelectronic communication means while the General Assembly is in session.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 631, \u00a7 15.1-1353; 1966, c. 419; 1975, c. 7; 1997, c. 587, \u00a7\n15.1-4512; 2004, c. 1000; 2013, c. 589; 2014, c. 805; 2018, c. 55.","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}}