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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 505 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 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1398603,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352126,"identifier":"2.2-132","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/2\/2.2-132","url":"\/2.2-132\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-132\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/2\/2.2-132","dublin_core":{"Title":"Approval by the General Assembly; effective date; publication","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-132","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A reorganization<\/span> plan transmitted by the Governor to the General Assembly under this chapter shall become effective only if the Senate and the House of Delegates each approve the reorganization<\/span> plan by a resolution by a majority of the members present and voting in each house. Any portion of the reorganization<\/span> plan may be deleted by either the Senate or the House of Delegates in the resolution approving the plan. The Governor may withdraw a reorganization<\/span> plan transmitted to the General Assembly under this chapter at any time before its effective date. A reorganization<\/span> plan or portions thereof as approved by the Senate and the House of Delegates shall become effective on the first day of the fourth month following the adjournment of the General Assembly at which such plan was approved, unless a different date is specified in the plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A reorganization<\/span> plan that is adopted pursuant to this section shall be printed in the Acts of Assembly and in the Code of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPROVAL BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; EFFECTIVE DATE; PUBLICATION (\u00a7 2.2-132)\n\nA. A reorganization plan transmitted by the Governor to the General Assembly\nunder this chapter shall become effective only if the Senate and the House of\nDelegates each approve the reorganization plan by a resolution by a majority of\nthe members present and voting in each house. Any portion of the reorganization\nplan may be deleted by either the Senate or the House of Delegates in the\nresolution approving the plan. The Governor may withdraw a reorganization plan\ntransmitted to the General Assembly under this chapter at any time before its\neffective date. A reorganization plan or portions thereof as approved by the\nSenate and the House of Delegates shall become effective on the first day of the\nfourth month following the adjournment of the General Assembly at which such\nplan was approved, unless a different date is specified in the plan.\n\nB. A reorganization plan that is adopted pursuant to this section shall be\nprinted in the Acts of Assembly and in the Code of Virginia.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 505, \u00a7\u00a7 2.1-8.6, 2.1-8.7; 2001, c. 844.","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"}}