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This law was first created in 2022. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 788<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1427841,"object_type":"law","relational_id":358800,"identifier":"30-418","token":"30\/65\/30-418","url":"\/30-418\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-418\/","token":"30\/65\/30-418","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Expires July 1, 2026) Powers and duties of the Commission; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-418","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Performing a comprehensive review of Virginia law<\/span> to reflect the government-to-government relationship between the Commonwealth and federally recognized Tribal Nations located in the Commonwealth as distinct governments with the right to exercise general sovereignty and powers of government. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Submitting to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual report for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2026) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; REPORT (\u00a7 30-418)\n\nThe Commission shall have the following powers and duties:\n\n1. Performing a comprehensive review of Virginia law to reflect the\ngovernment-to-government relationship between the Commonwealth and federally\nrecognized Tribal Nations located in the Commonwealth as distinct governments\nwith the right to exercise general sovereignty and powers of government.\n\n2. Submitting to the General Assembly and the Governor an annual report for\npublication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division\nof Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and\nreports. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the General Assembly and\nthe Governor an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the\nCommission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General\nAssembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report\ndocument as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated\nSystems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be\nposted on the General Assembly’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2022, c. 788.","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"}}