Chapter 1 General Assembly and Officers Thereof
This chapter is comprised of the following sections:
- §30-1 Time and place of meeting of General Assembly
- §30-10 Attendance of witnesses; production of evidence
- §30-11 Who to administer oaths to witnesses
- §30-12 Duties of officers of each house
- §30-13 Other duties of Clerk of House of Delegates; publication of proposed amendments to Constitution
- §30-14 Clerk to be Keeper of the Rolls; other duties
- §30-14.01 Certifying copy of act; fee
- §30-14.1 Enrollment of act to codify the laws; printing and distribution
- §30-14.2 Reenrollment of bills amended in accordance with recommendations of Governor
- §30-14.3 Keeper of the Rolls authorized to correct typographical errors, etc., in legislation
- §30-14.4 Deputy clerks of the House of Delegates; certification of acts and resolutions of the General Assembly and other records
- §30-15 Index to Senate journal
- §30-15.1 Deputy clerks of the Senate; certification of records
- §30-15.1:1 Use of Senate armorial bearings; penalty
- §30-15.2 Distribution of Code, supplements and replacement volumes to members of Senate
- §30-16 Books and maps of committees; original bills
- §30-16.1 Correction of misspellings in bills and resolutions already introduced
- §30-17 Alteration, secretion or destruction of pending bills or resolutions
- §30-18 Repealed
- §30-19 How Constitution amended
- §30-19.01 Repealed
- §30-19.03 Estimates to be prepared for legislation affecting local government expenditures and revenues
- §30-19.03:1 Repealed
- §30-19.03:1.2 Unemployment compensation bills affecting net revenues of the Commonwealth
- §30-19.03:1.3 Evaluations to be prepared for legislation increasing or beginning regulation of an occupation
- §30-19.03:2 Legislative summaries
- §30-19.04 Repealed
- §30-19.05 Repealed
- §30-19.1 Repealed
- §30-19.10 Distribution of information on proposed questions to be submitted to voters
- §30-19.1:10 Repealed
- §30-19.1:11 Legislation that creates or renews tax credits
- §30-19.1:12 Executive orders; impact statements by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
- §30-19.1:13 Racial and ethnic impact statements for criminal justice legislation
- §30-19.1:2 Repealed
- §30-19.1:3 Repealed
- §30-19.1:4 Increase in terms of imprisonment or commitment; fiscal impact statements; appropriations for operating costs
- §30-19.1:5 Repealed
- §30-19.1:6 Repealed
- §30-19.1:7 Bills related to the Virginia Retirement System; impact statements
- §30-19.1:8 Repealed
- §30-19.1:9 Duration of state boards and commissions
- §30-19.2 Inspection of certain state facilities by, or orientation for, members and future members of the General Assembly
- §30-19.3 Prefiling of bills and resolutions
- §30-19.4 Secretaries and administrative assistants for officers and members of General Assembly; staff personnel for standing committees
- §30-19.5 Supervisory control of Division of Legislative Services
- §30-19.6 Repealed
- §30-19.7 Repealed
- §30-19.8 Collection of information by legislative study groups; policy
- §30-19.8:1 Due dates for legislative reports
- §30-19.8:2 Absences on legislative commissions
- §30-19.9 Distribution of information on proposed constitutional amendments to voters
- §30-2 Meeting at place appointed by Governor
- §30-3 How convened in extra session
- §30-4 Civil proceedings for or against members, clerks or clerks’ assistants, or the Lieutenant Governor during session
- §30-5 Continuance or time for filing pleading, etc., where party or attorney is connected with General Assembly or Division of Legislative Services
- §30-6 Privilege of members, clerks and clerks’ assistants, and Lieutenant Governor from arrest
- §30-7 Members, clerks, assistants, etc., subject to arrest for criminal offenses
- §30-8 Member must obey writ of habeas corpus
- §30-9 Privilege of members for words spoken or written