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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 613 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 1977 \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 1989, chapter 258; in 1992, chapter 754; in 1993, chapter 139; in 1997, chapter 860<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 434<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 944<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":209545,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79131,"identifier":"36-135","token":"36\/8\/36-135","url":"\/36-135\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-135\/","token":"36\/8\/36-135","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of Housing and Community Development; members; terms; chairman; appointment of ad hoc committee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-135","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> of Housing and Community Development within the Department<\/span> of Housing and Community Development shall consist of 14 members as follows: 11 members, one representing each congressional district in the Commonwealth, who are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, the Executive Director<\/span> of the Virginia Housing Development Authority as an ex officio voting member; a member of the Virginia Fire Services Board<\/span>, to be appointed by the chairman of that Board<\/span>; and the Director<\/span> of Regulatory Compliance of the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association, who shall be a member of the Board<\/span>’s Codes and Standards Committee, but shall not serve as either the chairman of such committee or of the Board<\/span>. Members shall serve for four-year terms and no member shall serve for more than two full successive terms. A chairman of the Board<\/span> shall be elected annually by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Whenever the Board<\/span> of Housing and Community Development proposes a change to statewide building and fire regulations, the Board<\/span> may convene an ad hoc committee, including but not limited to representatives of those industry groups directly affected by such change, to advise the Board<\/span> on such matters. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; MEMBERS; TERMS; CHAIRMAN;\nAPPOINTMENT OF AD HOC COMMITTEE (\u00a7 36-135)\n\nA. The Board of Housing and Community Development within the Department of\nHousing and Community Development shall consist of 14 members as follows: 11\nmembers, one representing each congressional district in the Commonwealth, who\nare appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly,\nthe Executive Director of the Virginia Housing Development Authority as an ex\nofficio voting member; a member of the Virginia Fire Services Board, to be\nappointed by the chairman of that Board; and the Director of Regulatory\nCompliance of the Virginia Building and Code Officials Association, who shall be\na member of the Board’s Codes and Standards Committee, but shall not serve\nas either the chairman of such committee or of the Board. Members shall serve\nfor four-year terms and no member shall serve for more than two full successive\nterms. A chairman of the Board shall be elected annually by the Board.\n\nB. Whenever the Board of Housing and Community Development proposes a change to\nstatewide building and fire regulations, the Board may convene an ad hoc\ncommittee, including but not limited to representatives of those industry groups\ndirectly affected by such change, to advise the Board on such matters.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 613; 1989, c. 258; 1992, c. 754; 1993, c. 139; 1997, c. 860;\n2003, c. 434; 2004, c. 944; 2012, c. 747.","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}}