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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":1398607,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352127,"identifier":"2.2-133","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/2\/2.2-133","url":"\/2.2-133\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-133\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/2\/2.2-133","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect on other laws, pending legal proceedings, and unexpended appropriations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-133","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A statute<\/span> enacted, and a regulation or other action<\/span> made, prescribed, issued, granted, or performed in respect of or by an agency<\/span> or function<\/span> affected by a reorganization<\/span> under this chapter, before the effective date of the reorganization<\/span>, has, except to the extent rescinded, modified, superseded, or made inapplicable by or under authority of law<\/span> or by the abolition of a function<\/span>, the same effect as if the reorganization<\/span> had not been made. However, if the statute<\/span>, regulation or other action<\/span> has vested the functions<\/span> in the agency<\/span> from which it is removed under the reorganization<\/span> plan, the function<\/span>, insofar as it is to be exercised after the plan becomes effective, shall be deemed as vested in the agency<\/span> under which the function<\/span> is placed by the plan. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purpose of subsection A, “regulation or other action<\/span>” means a regulation, rule, order<\/span>, policy, determination, directive, authorization, permit, privilege<\/span>, requirement, designation, or other action. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against the head of an agency<\/span> or other officer of the Commonwealth or member of a state board<\/span>, council, commission or other collegial body, in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his official duties, shall not abate by reason of the taking effect of a reorganization<\/span> plan under this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The appropriations or portions of appropriations unexpended by reason of the operation of this chapter shall not be used for any purpose, but shall revert to the state treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT ON OTHER LAWS, PENDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, AND UNEXPENDED APPROPRIATIONS\n(\u00a7 2.2-133)\n\nA. A statute enacted, and a regulation or other action made, prescribed, issued,\ngranted, or performed in respect of or by an agency or function affected by a\nreorganization under this chapter, before the effective date of the\nreorganization, has, except to the extent rescinded, modified, superseded, or\nmade inapplicable by or under authority of law or by the abolition of a\nfunction, the same effect as if the reorganization had not been made. However,\nif the statute, regulation or other action has vested the functions in the\nagency from which it is removed under the reorganization plan, the function,\ninsofar as it is to be exercised after the plan becomes effective, shall be\ndeemed as vested in the agency under which the function is placed by the plan.\n\nB. For the purpose of subsection A, “regulation or other action”\nmeans a regulation, rule, order, policy, determination, directive,\nauthorization, permit, privilege, requirement, designation, or other action.\n\nC. A suit, action, or other proceeding lawfully commenced by or against the head\nof an agency or other officer of the Commonwealth or member of a state board,\ncouncil, commission or other collegial body, in his official capacity or in\nrelation to the discharge of his official duties, shall not abate by reason of\nthe taking effect of a reorganization plan under this chapter.\n\nD. The appropriations or portions of appropriations unexpended by reason of the\noperation of this chapter shall not be used for any purpose, but shall revert to\nthe state treasury.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 505, \u00a7 2.1-8.8; 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"}}