                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; VACANCIES; CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN; QUORUM; MEETINGS (§
30-168.1)

The Commission shall consist of 18 legislative members. Members shall be
appointed as follows: eight members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rules; and 10 members of the House of Delegates, of whom three
shall be members of the House Committee on Health and Human Services, 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.
		Members 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 terms. Vacancies shall be
filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
		The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its
membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of
the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the
majority of the members so request.
		No 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.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 633; 2005, c. 758.