Introduction

Title 30 (General Assembly) contains provisions of the Code of Virginia that address the legislative branch of the Commonwealth, including the General Assembly and its members, officers, and agencies, legislative process and procedures, and legislative commissions, councils, committees, and other legislative entities.

Title 30 has not been revised since the adoption of the Code of Virginia in 1950, at which time the title consisted of three chapters: Chapter 1, General Assembly and Officers Thereof; Chapter 2, Lobbying; and Chapter 3, Virginia Advisory Legislative Council. In the ensuing 75 years, 77 chapters have been added, 11 have been repealed, including two of the original chapters, and 13 have expired. The result is existing Title 30, which comprises 56 active chapters. Since the 1950 codification and the addition of numerous legislative agencies and advisory commissions and other entities, the lack of an organizational scheme has made the title unwieldy by the insertion of new chapters within or at the end of the title and by the insertion of new sections within or at the end of existing chapters, often with cumbersome section numbers.

It has become appropriate to (i) organize the laws in a more logical manner, (ii) remove obsolete and duplicative provisions, and (iii) improve the structure and clarity of statutes pertaining to the Virginia General Assembly and its operations, the legislative branch agencies, and other legislative entities.

Organization of Proposed Title 30.1

Proposed Title 30.1 consists of 16 chapters that are drawn from existing Title 30. These 16 chapters are divided into three proposed subtitles: Subtitle I (The General Assembly and Members Thereof), Subtitle II (The Legislative Branch of Government), and Subtitle III (Legislative Commissions, Councils, Committees, and other Legislative Entities).

Subtitle I (The General Assembly and Members Thereof) contains proposed Chapters 1 and 2, which pertain to members of the General Assembly and the General Assembly Conflict of Interests Act, respectively.

Proposed Chapter 1 (Members of the General Assembly) logically organizes provisions relating to the operation of the General Assembly and the duties and privileges of members of the General Assembly. It contains provisions from existing Chapters 1 (General Assembly and Officers Thereof), 1.1 (General Assembly Salaries and Expenses), and 13.1 (Sexual Harassment Training Act).

Proposed Chapter 2 (General Assembly Conflict of Interests Act) contains existing Chapter 13 (General Assembly Conflicts of Interests Act) and is renamed to conform to language used in the State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.).

Subtitle II (The Legislative Branch of Government) contains proposed Chapters 3 through 10, relating to the legislative process and legislative branch agencies.

Proposed Chapter 3 (Officers of the General Assembly) contains several provisions found in existing Chapters 1 (General Assembly and Officers Thereof), 1.1 (General Assembly Salaries and Expenses), 13.1 (Sexual Harassment Training Act), and 19 (Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation).

Proposed Chapter 4 (Legislative Process and Procedures) contains several miscellaneous provisions found in existing Chapter 1 (General Assembly and Officers Thereof) that are related to the legislative process and related procedures, such as provisions on witnesses before the General Assembly or one of its bodies, bill and resolution prefiling, the process for amending the Constitution of Virginia, and required estimates and impact statements for proposed legislation.

Proposed Chapter 5 (Auditor of Public Accounts) contains existing Chapter 14 (Auditor of Public Accounts), pertaining to the duties and responsibilities of the Auditor of Public Accounts.

Proposed Chapter 6 (Division of Capitol Police) contains two existing sections relocated from existing Chapter 3.1 (Legislative Support Commission) relating to the Division of Capitol Police.

Proposed Chapter 7 (Division of Legislative Automated Systems) contains existing Chapter 3.2, pertaining to the duties and responsibilities of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems, as well as certain provisions of existing Chapter 3.1 (Legislative Support Commission) relating to obligations for which the Division of Legislative Automated Systems is responsible..

Proposed Chapter 8 (Division of Legislative Services and Associated Commissions) contains provisions relating to the Division of Legislative Services and its duties and responsibilities involving legislative drafting and the Code of Virginia, including provisions relating to several commissions that are staffed within the Division. It contains existing Chapters 2.2 (Division of Legislative Services), 15 (Virginia Code Commission), 8.1 (Joint Commission on Administrative Rules), and 29 (Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation).

Proposed Chapter 9 (Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission) contains provisions relating to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and its duties and responsibilities, including provisions relating to the Commission's oversight of several different subjects and entities. It contains existing Chapters 7 (Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission), 8 (Legislative Program Review and Evaluation Act), 10 (Virginia Retirement System Oversight Act), and 51 (Commonwealth Savers Plan Oversight Act), as well as language pulled from budget item 25 of the 2024-2026 budget relating to the oversight of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and certain economic development incentives.

Proposed Chapter 10 (Reapportionment and Redistricting) contains provisions relating to entities whose purpose is to implement the decennial reapportionment and redistricting provisions of Article II of the Constitution of Virginia. It contains existing Chapters 39 (Joint Reapportionment Committee) and 62 (Virginia Redistricting Commission).

Subtitle III (Legislative Commissions, Councils, Committees, and Other Legislative Entities) contains proposed Chapters 11 through 16, which pertain to various legislative entities established in the legislative branch of government and the general and specific provisions that apply to such entities.

Proposed Chapter 11 (General Provisions) contains provisions that are currently located throughout existing Title 30 that are generally applicable to the organization and work of legislative entities, including the composition and compensation of the membership of such entities and the reporting and funding requirements of such entities.

Proposed Chapter 12 (Standing Legislative Entities) contains the provisions of existing chapters of legislative entities that have an executive director and independent staff and a long-term, permanent purpose. It contains existing Chapters 16 (Virginia Crime Commission), 36 (Chesapeake Bay Commission), 20 (Virginia Commission on Youth), 18 (Joint Commission on Health Care), 11 (Joint Commission on Technology and Science), 21 (Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council), 31 (Commission on Electric Utility Regulation), 38 (Virginia Housing Commission), 56 (Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council), 42.1 (Virginia-Israel Advisory Board), and 63 (Behavioral Health Commission).

Proposed Chapter 13 (Special Advisory Legislative Entities) contains the provisions of existing chapters of legislative entities that have the purpose of providing a forum for a particular community to advise the General Assembly on topics of interest. The membership of such bodies consists of both legislative members and nonlegislative citizen members, usually with specific expertise or background relevant to the entity. It contains existing Chapters 25 (Virginia Coal and Energy Commission), 24 (State Water Commission), 22 (Small Business Commission), 35 (Virginia Disability Commission), 41 (Manufacturing Development Commission), 65 (Commission on Updating Virginia Law to Reflect Federal Recognition of Virginia Tribes), 64 (School Health Services Committee), 50.1 (Autism Advisory Council), and 68 (Virginia Minority Business Commission).

Proposed Chapter 14 (Oversight Legislative Entities) contains the provisions of existing chapters of legislative entities that have the purpose of monitoring and reviewing the actions or responsibilities of another entity or agency of the Commonwealth. It contains existing Chapters 37 (Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee, renamed the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Approval Committee), 33 (Commission on Unemployment Compensation), 42 (Public-Private Partnership Advisory Commission, renamed the Public-Private Partnership Oversight Commission), 43 (Joint Commission on Transportation Accountability), 47 (MEI Project Approval Commission), 52 (Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate Tax Preferences), 53 (Health Insurance Reform Commission), and 57 (Intercollegiate Athletics Review Commission).

Proposed Chapter 15 (Commemorative, Educational, and Memorial Entities) contains the provisions of legislative entities whose purpose is to preserve the legacy of significant events and people and promote educational initiatives. It contains existing Chapters 27 (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission), 34.1 (Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program and Fund), 55 (Commission on Civic Education), and 66 (American Revolution 250 Commission).

Proposed Chapter 16 (Legislative Study Entities) contains the provisions of legislative entities whose purposes are to study, review, evaluate, assess, or investigate a particular topic or issue in order to report and make recommendations to the General Assembly. It contains existing Chapters 61 (Commission on School Construction and Modernization), 67 (Virginia Commission to End Hunger), and 69 (Commission on Women's Health).

Statutory Provisions Proposed for Repeal

During the revision process, the Virginia Code Commission became aware of a number of existing sections and three existing chapters that are either unnecessary or obsolete and have been stricken in this report; these are recommended for repeal and thus not included in the proposed title. Chapter and section drafting notes in the body of the report describe the reasons for the recommended repeal of the following sections and chapters:

• Existing §§ 30-13, 30-14.1, 30-15, 30-15.2, 30-28.17, 30-58.4, 30-67, 30-71, 30-78, and 30-137 are proposed for repeal (individual sections scattered throughout the existing title, predominantly sections that are obsolete).

• Existing § 30-19.03:2, which indicates that no legislative summary shall constitute a part of a bill or resolution, is proposed for repeal because it's duplicative of existing § 1-247 in Title 1 (General Provisions), which has a Code-wide application.

• Chapter 3.1 (Legislative Support Commission); existing §§ 30-34.1, 30-34.2, 30-34.8, and 30-34.9 are proposed for repeal; remaining sections of this chapter are moved to appropriate locations.

• Chapter 28 (Capitol Square Preservation Council); existing §§ 30-193, 30-194, and 30-195 are proposed for repeal.

• Chapter 54 (Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission); existing § 30-347 is proposed for repeal.

An outline of the organization of proposed Title 30.1 is included at the end of the preface and as Appendix A with cross-references to existing Title 30 chapters, articles, and sections.

Technical Changes Made Throughout Title 30.1

Each section is followed by a drafting note describing any changes made in the section. If a section drafting note states "no change," the section contains no changes other than renumbering the section. If a drafting note states "technical changes," the section contains technical changes to the text ranging from the insertion of clarifying punctuation to a thorough modernization of archaic writing style. When a section contains structural or substantive changes, such as the deletion or addition of language, the drafting note describes the reason for the proposed change.

Many of the technical changes arise from the Virginia Code Commission's determination that terminology should be clear, consistent, and modern. The following list provides a representative sample of the most significant and most widely implemented technical changes made in the proposed title.

The following technical changes are made in order to maintain consistency with changes made in previous title revisions, to update antiquated language, to provide clarity, and to bring Title 30.1 into accordance with Title 1 rules of construction for the Code:

• § 1-218. Includes. "Includes" means includes, but not limited to.

• § 1-221. Locality. "Locality" means a county, city, or town as the context may require.

• § 1-227. Number. A word used in the singular includes the plural, and a word used in the plural includes the singular.

• § 1-244. Short title citations. Short titles have been eliminated as unnecessary in light of the title-wide application of § 1-244, which states that the caption of a subtitle, chapter, or article operates as a short title citation.

• Purpose statements and legislative findings have been stricken in accordance with the Virginia Code Commission's policy that purpose statements and legislative findings do not have general and permanent application and thus are not to be included in the Code. The exception is for stating the purpose of a legislative entity in the section in which the entity is established.

• Obsolete date references are removed.

The following changes are made to remove and update antiquated terminology or clarify terms with general application, in accordance with Virginia Code Commission policies:

• To the extent feasible, several subsections within sections and sets of clauses within paragraphs are labeled for the sake of clarity.

• To the extent feasible, "shall be" is stricken in favor of "is."

• To the extent feasible, phrases in the passive voice are changed to the active voice.

• When grammatically feasible, "will" or "must" is changed to "shall" or another appropriate term.

• When grammatically feasible, prohibitory language is recast in affirmative form.

• "Virginia" is replaced with "the Commonwealth."

• "This Commonwealth" is replaced with "the Commonwealth."

• To the extent feasible, unclear references to "herein," "therefor," "thereof," and "thereon" are replaced with references that are more specific.

• Definitions are moved to the beginning of the section, article, chapter, etc., to provide the reader better clarity and context.

• The terms "chairman" and vice-chairman are updated to "chair" and "vice-chair" to modernize language.

The following technical changes are made or not made, as the case may be, throughout proposed Title 30.1 and apply more specifically to the subject matter found in this title:

• Technical changes are made in proposed Chapter 2 (General Assembly Conflict of Interests Act) to standardize the definition of "legislators" throughout the chapter.

• Technical changes are made in proposed Chapter 4 (Legislative Process and Procedures) to standardize language of "bills and resolutions" by deleting references to "legislation."

• References to voting privileges of ex officio members of legislative entities are removed to reflect their voting privileges as defined with Code-wide application in § 1-215.

• "Legislative entity" is defined in proposed § 30.1-510 for use throughout Subtitle III.

• Duplicative provisions throughout existing Title 30 that are generally applicable to the organization and work of various legislative entities, including the composition and compensation of the membership of such entities and the reporting and funding requirements of such entities, are relocated and consolidated into proposed Chapter 11 (General Provisions).

• Provisions relating to the initial staggering of terms for legislative entities are proposed for deletion as obsolete.

Substantive Changes Proposed in Title 30.1

When the Virginia Code Commission has approved a substantive change to a provision of existing law, it is noted in the drafting note for the affected section. These substantive changes include the following:

• In proposed § 30.1-300 [existing §§ 30-12, 30-19.19, and 30-19.20], provisions referencing the duties of the Legislative Support Commission are revised to more accurately describe the current scope of the Clerks' authority over the General Assembly Building and other legislative spaces and the Capitol Tour Guides program, as the Legislative Support Commission is proposed for deletion as obsolete.

• Existing § 30-13 is proposed for deletion as its provisions are redundant with Article IV, Sections 7 and 10 of the Constitution of Virginia and are not reflective of the modern constitutional amendment process.

• In proposed § 30.1-301 [existing § 30-14], a substantive change is made to require only a "reasonable fee" be charged for certification of a copy of an act of assembly. Existing § 30-14.01 prescribes "the sum of five dollars" for the Clerk of the House of Delegates to certify a copy of an act of assembly.

• Existing § 30-14.1 is proposed for deletion as obsolete because it applies to the codification of the 1950 Code of Virginia.

• Existing § 30-15 is proposed for deletion as such provisions and Article IV, Sections 7 and 10 of the Constitution of Virginia are redundant.

• Existing § 30-15.2 that directs the Virginia Code Commission to supply members of the Senate with copies of the Code of Virginia and its supplements and replacement volumes while they serve is proposed for deletion as obsolete.

• In proposed § 30.1-401 [existing § 30-19.3], a provision requiring the mailing of prefiled bills and resolutions to members and members-elect of the General Assembly is proposed for deletion as obsolete.

• In proposed § 30.1-403 [existing § 30-14.3], a substantive change is made to allow the Keeper of the Rolls of the Commonwealth to correct misspellings and other unmistakable errors in bills and resolutions, in addition to its current authority to correct typographical errors. As part of this substantive amendment, the Keeper of the Rolls is required to inquire of the Director of the Division of Legislative Services or his designee for a determination of whether such correction alters the substantive legal meaning or effect of the bill or resolution. In addition, the Keeper of the Rolls is required to communicate to the Virginia Code Commission any correction that is made to existing Code of Virginia language in any bill or resolution immediately following each regular session; such notice is necessary to ensure such corrections are incorporated into the Code of Virginia when the Virginia Code Commission carries out its statutory duty to codify the session laws.

• In proposed § 30.1-406 [existing §§ 30-10 and 30-11], a substantive change is made to broaden the meaning of "evidence" beyond paper documents with regard to the production of evidence before a legislative body.

• In proposed § 30.1-407 [existing § 30-19.1:9], a substantive change is made to add legislative branch advisory collegial bodies to the section that already requires executive branch advisory collegial bodies to include a three-year expiration date when they are created in the Code.

• Existing § 30-19.03:2 is proposed for repeal as its provisions relating to legislative summaries are duplicative of existing § 1-247 in Title 1 (General Provisions), which has a Code-wide application.

• In proposed §§ 30.1-415 and 30.1-416 [existing § 30-19.9], two references to the "State Board of Elections" are changed to the "Department of Elections" to more accurately reflect the structure and role of the Department.

• Existing §§ 30-34.8 and 30-34.9 that allow the Legislative Support Commission to donate copies of printed legislative documents to institutions of higher education and specifically to some law schools are proposed for deletion as obsolete because these donations are no longer needed since such documents are now available online.

• In proposed § 30.1-503 [existing § 30-133], a substantive change is made to require the Auditor of Public Accounts to audit the accounts pertaining to certain funds annually rather than biennially, to reflect accepted modern accounting practices.

• In proposed § 30.1-504 [existing § 30-133], a substantive change is made to eliminate the Auditor of Public Account's required production of a paper copy of or computer file containing a searchable online database as obsolete. Instead, the Auditor of Public Accounts must distribute the website address of the searchable online database to newspapers of general circulation.

• In proposed § 30.1-507 [existing § 30-134], a substantive change is made to remove the power of the Governor to direct the Auditor of Public Accounts to audit the records of city and county officials and Commonwealth agencies handling state funds, as the Auditor of Public Accounts takes direction from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission.

• Existing § 30-137 is proposed for deletion as obsolete because it requires the Auditor of Public Accounts to create a separate system of bookkeeping that is no longer needed because such system and standards are now available from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board for state and local governments.

• In proposed § 30.1-509 [existing § 30-136], a substantive change is made to broaden the meaning of "papers" to include "records" for the purposes of an examination by the Auditor of Public Accounts.

• In proposed § 30.1-600 [existing § 30-34.2:1], a substantive change is made to provide that the assignment of jurisdiction to any property by the Capitol Police is made in consultation with the Clerk of the House of Delegates, the Clerk of the Senate, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Rules and Senate Committee on Rules, rather than the Legislative Support Commission, which is proposed for repeal as obsolete and its authority delegated to other entities.

• Existing Chapter 3.1 (Legislative Support Commission) is proposed for deletion as obsolete because the Legislative Support Commission is inactive and its responsibilities currently are carried out by other more appropriate legislative branch entities.

• In proposed § 30.1-700 [existing §§ 30-34.11 and 30-34.12], substantive changes are made to reflect the Division of Legislative Automated Systems' current placement under the supervisory control of the Joint Rules Committee.

• In proposed § 30.1-701, the provisions of existing §§ 30-34.10:1, 30-34.10:2, and 30-34.10:3, which provide the authority for establishing and maintaining the electronic legislative information system, are moved from the purview of the Legislative Support Commission, which is proposed for repeal as obsolete and its authority delegated to other entities, to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

• Also in proposed § 30.1-701, existing §§ 30-28.16, 30-34.2, 30-34.13, and 30-34.14 are relocated from the Legislative Support Commission, which is proposed for repeal as obsolete and its authority delegated to other entities, to establish that the duties of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems include duties currently given to the Legislative Support Commission.

• In proposed § 30.1-703, the provisions of existing §§ 30-34.4, 30-34.4:1, 30-34.5, 30-34.6, and 30-34.10, relating to the printing and distribution of bills, legislative documents, and other publications, are moved from the purview of the Legislative Support Commission, which is proposed for repeal as obsolete and its authority delegated to other entities, to the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

• In proposed § 30.1-801 [existing § 30-28.16], the following substantive changes are made: (i) the Division of Legislative Services (the Division) is no longer required to keep on file certain legislative documents because such documents are electronically maintained, (ii) the Division is no longer required to "accumulate data and statistics regarding the practical operation and effect of statutes of this and other states" because such data is available through other sources, (iii) the Division is no longer required to "furnish upon written request a copy of any charter of a city or town" because such charters are available on the Virginia Law Portal, and (iv) the Division is no longer required to "provide an annual report to the General Assembly . . . on the status of all reports, actions, or data collection that is required by legislation" because the Division of Legislative Automated Systems currently produces this report (see proposed § 30.1-701).

• Existing § 30-28.17, relating to the accessibility of books and documents, is proposed for deletion as obsolete because such materials are available through the Legislative Information System and the websites of the Division of Legislative Services and the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

• In proposed § 30.1-802 [existing § 30-28.18], relating to the option for written requests for legislative drafts, a substantive change is made because such requests are now submitted through electronic means.

• Upon the recommendation of the Virginia Code Commission, a substantive change is made to proposed § 30.1-806 [derived from existing § 30-145] to allow the Director of the Division of Legislative Services to appoint a designee to serve on his behalf as a member of the Virginia Code Commission and to change the voting status of members serving ex officio from voting to nonvoting.

• In proposed § 30.1-814 [existing § 30-151], a substantive change is made to replace a provision requiring the Virginia Code Commission to identify obsolete chapters, articles, sections, and enactments and recommend to the General Assembly legislation amending or repealing such legislation at least every four years with the requirement to "periodically" review such legislation and make recommendations as appropriate.

• In proposed § 30.1-816 [existing § 30-154], a substantive change is made to remove obsolete references to certain Virginia State Bar standing committees.

• In proposed § 30.1-826 [existing § 30-197], a substantive change is made that adjusts the required deadline for the annual report of the Commissioners for the Promotion of Uniformity of Legislation from July 1 of each year to the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly.

• In proposed § 30.1-904 [existing § 30-57], a substantive change is made that updates language relating to the required experience and training for the Director of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and his executive staff to better describe the necessary qualifications for appointment.

• In proposed § 30.1-905 [existing § 30-58.1], a substantive change is made that updates language to reflect the current powers and duties of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission and clarify how its work is directed.

• In proposed § 30.1-907 [existing § 30-58.3], a substantive change is made to update from November 15 to November 30 the deadline for the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to provide its annual report on state spending to the General Assembly and the Governor at the request of the Commission.

• Existing § 30-58.4, a pilot program for the analysis of state agency budget submissions under the auspices of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, is proposed for deletion as obsolete.

• In proposed § 30.1-915 [existing § 30-66], a substantive change is made that updates language to reflect current practices relating to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's scheduling of study areas. An obsolete starting date for such scheduling is proposed for deletion.

• Existing § 30-67, a process for coordinating reviews of functional areas of government by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, is proposed for deletion as obsolete.

• In proposed § 30.1-1004 [existing § 30-392], a substantive change is made that requires the Virginia Redistricting Commission to keep House and Senate leadership apprised of the timing of availability of United States Bureau of the Census data because such census data is now available on the internet.

• Throughout proposed Subtitle III (Legislative Commissions, Councils, Committees, and Other Legislative Entities), a substantive change is made to impose the generally applicable provisions of proposed Chapter 11 (General Provisions), other than the annual reporting requirement and the sunset requirement, to those existing legislative entities that are silent on such provisions. The current terms and compensation provisions for existing entities were not changed for those entities where such provisions do not match the general provisions in proposed Chapter 11.

• In proposed § 30.1-1107 [existing § 30-19.8:1], a deadline for certain legislative entities to submit their reports is updated at the direction of the Code Commission to better align with the timing of the legislative work schedule.

• In proposed § 30.1-1231 [existing § 30-168.3], a provision allowing the Joint Commission on Health Care to appoint a special task force on issues related to behavioral health care is proposed for deletion as obsolete due to the creation of the Behavioral Health Commission in 2021.

• In proposed § 30.1-1239 [existing subsection B of § 30-178], the Director of the Division of Legislative Services is changed to a nonvoting status with regard to his membership in the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council.

• In proposed § 30.1-1317 [existing § 30-275], a substantive change is made to change a member of the Manufacturing Development Commission from "the president of the Virginia Manufacturers Association" to "a representative of the Virginia Manufacturers Association" for consistency with other legislative entities.

• In proposed § 30.1-1410 [existing § 30-279], a requirement for the Public-Private Partnership Oversight Commission to file copies of proceedings with the Division of Legislative Services is proposed for deletion as obsolete due to the availability of meeting livestream video archives provided by the Clerks' Offices.

• In subdivision 2 of § 30.1-1426 [existing § 30-337], a substantive change is made to require the six members of the Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate Tax Preferences who are members of the Senate to also be members of the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations to align with apparent legislative intent.

• Existing Chapter 54 (Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission) is proposed for deletion as obsolete upon recommendation of the Code Commission.

• Existing Chapter 28 (Capitol Square Preservation Council) is proposed for deletion as obsolete pursuant to language contained in Budget Item 8 of Chapter 725 of the Acts of Assembly of 2025.

• In proposed § 30.1-1508 [existing § 30-231.5], a substantive change is made to designate the appointing authorities for House and Senate members of the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Committee as the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the Senate Committee on Rules, respectively, to conform to standard practice for appointments to legislative entities.

• In proposed § 30.1-1522 [existing § 30-426], a substantive change is made that removes the Division of Legislative Services from the staffing provisions for the American Revolution 250 Commission because its staffing is provided by an independent staff.

• Throughout proposed Title 30.1, a substantive change is made to various sections to more accurately describe how the Division of Legislative Services operates in practice by specifying that the Division provides "legal and legislative research and analysis" as requested by certain legislative entities, rather than "legal, research, policy analysis, and other services" as requested by such entities. Those proposed sections are: §§ 30.1-1303, 30.1-1307, 30.1-1311, 30.1-1315, 30.1-1319, 30.1-1324, 30.1-1329, 30.1-1334, 30.1-1403, 30.1-1407, 30.1-1412, 30.1-1417, 30.1-1428, 30.1-1435, 30.1-1503, 30.1-1510, 30.1-1517, 30.1-1522, 30.1-1603, 30.1-1608, and 30.1-1613.