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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 662 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1985, chapter 149; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1427241,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358635,"identifier":"30-245","token":"30\/36\/30-245","url":"\/30-245\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-245\/","token":"30\/36\/30-245","dublin_core":{"Title":"Meetings and voting","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-245","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Commission meetings shall be held at least once each quarter, and at such other times as the Commission may determine. In order<\/span> to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, at least 11 Commission members, including at least three Commission members from each state, must be present. Approval of proposed action shall require the majority vote of the Commission members present.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEETINGS AND VOTING (\u00a7 30-245)\n\nCommission meetings shall be held at least once each quarter, and at such other\ntimes as the Commission may determine. In order to constitute a quorum for the\ntransaction of any business, at least 11 Commission members, including at least\nthree Commission members from each state, must be present. Approval of proposed\naction shall require the majority vote of the Commission members present.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 662, \u00a7 62.1-69.9; 1985, c. 149; 2004, c. 1000.","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"}}