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Publication in the Virginia Register shall occur at least 20 days in advance of any suspension by the Governor.\n\nD\n\nNo later than January 1 of each year, the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly a report that identifies each petitioning locality, the mandate or portion thereof for which suspension was sought, and the response provided to the locality.\n\nE\n\nNothing in this section shall apply to the Department of Education.\n\t\t\tIn making a determination of fiscal stress, the Governor may consider, but is not limited to, the following factors: any changes in anticipated revenue, income distribution of residents, revenue effort, revenue capacity, and changes in local population and employment levels.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1310380,"text":"The Governor may suspend, temporarily and for a period not to exceed one year, any mandate, or portion thereof, prescribed by any unit of the executive branch of state government on a county, city, town, or other unit of local government upon a finding that it faces fiscal stress and the suspension of the mandate or portion thereof would help alleviate the fiscal hardship.\n\t\t\tHowever, for a period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending July 1, 2012, the Governor may suspend any such mandate for a period not to exceed two years upon proper application by a locality pursuant to this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1310381,"text":"No application shall be made by the locality until approved by resolution of the governing body.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1310382,"text":"At the time of application, the following information shall be published in the Virginia Register: (i) the name of the petitioning locality, (ii) the mandate or portion thereof requested to be suspended, (iii) the impact of the suspension of the mandate on the ability of the local government to deliver services, (iv) the estimated reduction in current budget from the suspension, and (v) the time period requested for suspension. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 638 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1993, chapter 230; in 1994, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0158\">158<\/a>; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0169\">169<\/a>; in 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0079\">79<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1398521,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352023,"identifier":"2.2-113","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/1\/2.2-113","url":"\/2.2-113\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-113\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/1\/2.2-113","dublin_core":{"Title":"Temporary suspension of state mandates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-113","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The Governor may suspend, temporarily and for a period not to exceed one year, any <span class=\"dictionary\">mandate<\/span>, or portion thereof, prescribed by any unit of the executive branch of state government on a county, city, town, or other unit of local government upon a <span class=\"dictionary\">finding<\/span> that it faces fiscal stress and the suspension of the <span class=\"dictionary\">mandate<\/span> or portion thereof would help alleviate the fiscal hardship.\n\t\t\tHowever, for a period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending July 1, 2012, the Governor may suspend any such <span class=\"dictionary\">mandate<\/span> for a period not to exceed two years upon proper application by a locality pursuant to this section. <a id=\"paragraph-1310380\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-113\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> No application shall be made by the locality until approved by resolution of the governing body. <a id=\"paragraph-1310381\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-113\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> At the time of application, the following information shall be published in the Virginia Register: (i) the name of the petitioning locality, (ii) the <span class=\"dictionary\">mandate<\/span> or portion thereof requested to be suspended, (iii) the impact of the suspension of the <span class=\"dictionary\">mandate<\/span> on the ability of the local government to deliver services, (iv) the estimated reduction in current budget from the suspension, and (v) the time period requested for suspension. Publication in the Virginia Register shall occur at least 20 days in advance of any suspension by the Governor. <a id=\"paragraph-1310382\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-113\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> No later than January 1 of each year, the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly a report that identifies each petitioning locality, the <span class=\"dictionary\">mandate<\/span> or portion thereof for which suspension was sought, and the response provided to the locality. <a id=\"paragraph-1310383\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-113\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall apply to the Department of Education.\n\t\t\tIn making a determination of fiscal stress, the Governor may consider, but is not limited to, the following factors: any changes in anticipated revenue, income distribution of residents, revenue effort, revenue capacity, and changes in local population and employment levels. <a id=\"paragraph-1310384\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-113\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF STATE MANDATES (\u00a7 2.2-113)\n\nA. The Governor may suspend, temporarily and for a period not to exceed one\nyear, any mandate, or portion thereof, prescribed by any unit of the executive\nbranch of state government on a county, city, town, or other unit of local\ngovernment upon a finding that it faces fiscal stress and the suspension of the\nmandate or portion thereof would help alleviate the fiscal hardship.\n\t\t\tHowever, for a period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending July 1, 2012, the\nGovernor may suspend any such mandate for a period not to exceed two years upon\nproper application by a locality pursuant to this section.\n\nB. No application shall be made by the locality until approved by resolution of\nthe governing body.\n\nC. At the time of application, the following information shall be published in\nthe Virginia Register: (i) the name of the petitioning locality, (ii) the\nmandate or portion thereof requested to be suspended, (iii) the impact of the\nsuspension of the mandate on the ability of the local government to deliver\nservices, (iv) the estimated reduction in current budget from the suspension,\nand (v) the time period requested for suspension. Publication in the Virginia\nRegister shall occur at least 20 days in advance of any suspension by the\nGovernor.\n\nD. No later than January 1 of each year, the Governor shall submit to the\nGeneral Assembly a report that identifies each petitioning locality, the mandate\nor portion thereof for which suspension was sought, and the response provided to\nthe locality.\n\nE. Nothing in this section shall apply to the Department of Education.\n\t\t\tIn making a determination of fiscal stress, the Governor may consider, but is\nnot limited to, the following factors: any changes in anticipated revenue,\nincome distribution of residents, revenue effort, revenue capacity, and changes\nin local population and employment levels.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 638, \u00a7 2.1-51.5:1; 1993, c. 230; 1994, c. 158; 2001, c. 844;\n2003, c. 169; 2010, c. 79.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}