                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROPOSAL AND SUBMISSION OF PLANS FOR DISTRICTS (§ 30-397)

A. The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for
the Senate and the House of Delegates of the General Assembly no later than 45
days following the receipt of census data.
			To be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the Senate, a
plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight legislative
commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative commissioners
who are members of the Senate, and at least six of the eight citizen
commissioners.
			To be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the House of
Delegates, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at least six of the eight
legislative commissioners, including at least three of the four legislative
commissioners who are members of the House of Delegates, and at least six of the
eight citizen commissioners.

B. The Commission shall submit to the General Assembly plans for districts for
the United States House of Representatives no later than 60 days following the
receipt of census data or by the first day of July of that year, whichever
occurs first.
			To be submitted as a proposed plan for districts for members of the United
States House of Representatives, a plan shall receive affirmative votes of at
least six of the eight legislative commissioners and at least six of the eight
citizen commissioners.

C. If the Commission fails to submit a plan for districts by the deadline set
forth in subsection A or B, the Commission shall have 14 days following its
initial failure to submit a plan to the General Assembly. If the Commission
fails to submit a plan for districts to the General Assembly by this date, the
districts shall be established by the Supreme Court of Virginia pursuant to
&#xA7; 30-399.

D. All plans submitted pursuant to this section shall comply with the criteria
and standards set forth in &#xA7; 24.2-304.04.

HISTORY: 2020, Sp. Sess. I, c. 56; 2022, Sp. Sess. I, c. 1.