                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LEGISLATOR COMPENSATION COMMISSION; PURPOSE; ESTABLISHMENT; MEMBERSHIP; STAFFING
(§ 30-19.21)

A. The Legislator Compensation Commission (the Commission) is established in the
legislative branch of state government. The Commission shall convene every four
years for the purpose of reviewing the salaries, expense allowances, retirement
benefits, and other emoluments received by members of the General Assembly and
making recommendations for any adjustments to such salaries or allowance
amounts.

B. The Commission shall consist of 11 members who shall be appointed as follows:

   1. Two former members of the Senate of Virginia, with equal representation
   given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest
   number of members in the Senate, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee;

   2. Four former members of the House of Delegates, with equal representation
   given to each of the political parties having the highest and next highest
   number of members in the House of Delegates, appointed by the Joint Rules
   Committee; and

   3. Five nonlegislative citizen members, of whom one shall be appointed by the
   Governor, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, one
   shall be appointed by the House Minority Leader, one shall be appointed by the
   Senate Majority Leader, and one shall be appointed by the Senate Minority
   Leader.

C. Appointments of Commission members shall be made no later than July 1 of the
year in which a gubernatorial election is scheduled. Members shall serve until
the submission of the report required pursuant to &#xA7; 30-19.22 and may be
reappointed to any subsequent convening of the Commission. 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.

D. Commission members shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed
as provided in &#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825 for reasonable and necessary
expenses that are incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant to this
article.

E. Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of
the Senate or the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates as may be
appropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The
Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, and policy
analysis to the Commission. The staffs of the House Committee on Appropriations
and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations shall provide technical
assistance to the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide
assistance to the Commission, upon request.

HISTORY: 2025, c. 687.