General Assembly and Officers Thereof
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This is Chapter 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Assembly and Officers Thereof.” It is part of Title 30 “General Assembly”.
It’s comprised of the following 60 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Repealed |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Repealed |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Repealed |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Repealed |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Repealed |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Repealed |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Repealed |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 |