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2000 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 30-19.1 and 30-19.1:1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 30-19.1. Limiting time for introduction of certain bills; preparation and distribution of summary.
No bill to amend the charter of any county, city or town or to provide a new charter therefor, or affecting any optional form of county organization and government shall be introduced for consideration by the General Assembly of Virginia after the first calendar day of any session of the General Assembly, unless requested by the Governor or filed in accordance with the rules of the General Assembly.
The Division of Legislative Services shall cause to be prepared a summary of each bill as to any unusual provisions contained therein or that would change any general law of the Commonwealth and distribute such summary to each member of the Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns of the House of Delegates and to each member of the Committee on Local Government of the Senate.
§ 30-19.1:1. Limiting time for introduction of claims bills.
No bill providing for the payment of any claim against the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions shall be introduced for consideration by the General Assembly of Virginia after the first calendar day of any session of the General Assembly unless requested by the Governor or filed in accordance with the rules of the General Assembly.