General Assembly and Officers Thereof

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Section
30-1

Time and place of meeting of General Assembly

Section
30-2

Meeting at place appointed by Governor

Section
30-3

How convened in extra session

Section
30-4

Civil proceedings for or against members, clerks or clerks' assistants, or the Lieutenant Governor during session

Section
30-5

Continuance or time for filing pleading, etc., where party or attorney is connected with General Assembly or Division of Legislative Services

Section
30-6

Privilege of members, clerks and clerks' assistants, and Lieutenant Governor from arrest

Section
30-7

Members, clerks, assistants, etc., subject to arrest for criminal offenses

Section
30-8

Member must obey writ of habeas corpus

Section
30-9

Privilege of members for words spoken or written

Section
30-10

Attendance of witnesses; production of evidence

Section
30-11

Who to administer oaths to witnesses

Section
30-12

Duties of officers of each house

Section
30-13

Other duties of Clerk of House of Delegates; publication of proposed amendments to Constitution

Section
30-14

Clerk to be Keeper of the Rolls; other duties

Section
30-14.01

Certifying copy of act; fee

Section
30-14.1

Enrollment of act to codify the laws; printing and distribution

Section
30-14.2

Reenrollment of bills amended in accordance with recommendations of Governor

Section
30-14.3

Keeper of the Rolls authorized to correct typographical errors, etc., in legislation

Section
30-14.4

Deputy clerks of the House of Delegates; certification of acts and resolutions of the General Assembly and other records

Section
30-15

Index to Senate journal

Section
30-15.1

Deputy clerks of the Senate; certification of records

Section
30-15.1

1. Use of Senate armorial bearings; penalty

Section
30-15.2

Distribution of Code, supplements and replacement volumes to members of Senate

Section
30-16

Books and maps of committees; original bills

Section
30-16.1

Correction of misspellings in bills and resolutions already introduced

Section
30-17

Alteration, secretion or destruction of pending bills or resolutions

Section
30-18

Repealed

Section
30-19

How Constitution amended

Section
30-19.01

Repealed

Section
30-19.03

Estimates to be prepared for legislation affecting local government expenditures and revenues

Section
30-19.03

1. Repealed

Section
30-19.03

1.2. Unemployment compensation bills affecting net revenues of the Commonwealth

Section
30-19.03

1.3. Evaluations to be prepared for legislation increasing or beginning regulation of an occupation

Section
30-19.03

2. Legislative summaries

Section
30-19.04

Repealed

Section
30-19.05

Repealed

Section
30-19.1

Repealed

Section
30-19.1

2. Repealed

Section
30-19.1

3. Repealed

Section
30-19.1

4. Increase in terms of imprisonment or commitment; fiscal impact statements; appropriations for operating costs

Section
30-19.1

5. Repealed

Section
30-19.1

6. Repealed

Section
30-19.1

7. Bills related to the Virginia Retirement System; impact statements

Section
30-19.1

8. Repealed

Section
30-19.1

9. Duration of state boards and commissions

Section
30-19.1

10. Repealed

Section
30-19.1

11. Legislation that creates or renews tax credits

Section
30-19.1

12. Executive orders; impact statements by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission

Section
30-19.1

13. Racial and ethnic impact statements for criminal justice legislation

Section
30-19.2

Inspection of certain state facilities by, or orientation for, members and future members of the General Assembly

Section
30-19.3

Prefiling of bills and resolutions

Section
30-19.4

Secretaries and administrative assistants for officers and members of General Assembly; staff personnel for standing committees

Section
30-19.5

Supervisory control of Division of Legislative Services

Section
30-19.6

Repealed

Section
30-19.7

Repealed

Section
30-19.8

Collection of information by legislative study groups; policy

Section
30-19.8

1. Due dates for legislative reports

Section
30-19.8

2. Absences on legislative commissions

Section
30-19.9

Distribution of information on proposed constitutional amendments to voters

Section
30-19.10

Distribution of information on proposed questions to be submitted to voters