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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 615 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 1984 \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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0844\">844<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1398613,"object_type":"law","relational_id":352128,"identifier":"2.2-134","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/3\/2.2-134","url":"\/2.2-134\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-134\/","token":"2.2\/I\/A\/1\/3\/2.2-134","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority to create gubernatorial commissions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-134","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 create <span class=\"dictionary\">gubernatorial commissions<\/span> for purposes related to his authority and responsibility. These entities shall be referred to as &#8220;Commissions.&#8221; <a id=\"paragraph-1310776\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-134\/#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> For the purpose of this chapter, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">gubernatorial commission<\/span>&#8221; includes any temporary study group, task force, blue ribbon <span class=\"dictionary\">panel<\/span> or any similar collegial body created by the Governor. <a id=\"paragraph-1310777\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/2.2-134\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY TO CREATE GUBERNATORIAL COMMISSIONS (\u00a7 2.2-134)\n\nA. The Governor may create gubernatorial commissions for purposes related to his\nauthority and responsibility. These entities shall be referred to as\n&#8220;Commissions.&#8221;\n\nB. For the purpose of this chapter, &#8220;gubernatorial commission&#8221;\nincludes any temporary study group, task force, blue ribbon panel or any similar\ncollegial body created by the Governor.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 615, \u00a7\u00a7 2.1-51.35, 2.1-51.36; 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"}}