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SENATE BILL NO. 1124 Offered February 20, 1995 A BILL to amend and reenact § 9-77.4. of the Code of Virginia, relating to the membership of the Virginia Code Commission. ---------- Patron--Gartlan ---------- Consent to introduce ---------- Referred to the Committee on Rules ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 9-77.4. of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 9-77.4. Commission continued; membership, terms and vacancies.

The Virginia Code Commission, established by Chapter 400 of the 1946 Acts of Assembly, hereinafter referred to in this chapter as "Commission," is continued as a legislative agency. It shall be composed of:

1. Two members of the Senate appointed by the Committee on Privileges and Elections of that body for terms coincident with their terms as members of the Senate, and two members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker thereof for terms coincident with their terms as members of the House of Delegates;

2. Two circuit court judges, both of whom may be retired or inactive, appointed by the Governor for terms of four years each. If the Governor fails to make such appointment within ninety days of the expiration of the term or the occurrence of a vacancy, the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall make the appointment. If the Governor fails a second time to make such appointment, the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections shall make the appointment, and the Speaker and Privileges and Elections Committee shall alternate such appointments thereafter;

3. One Two former member members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker thereof and one former member of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, both for four-year terms, who shall be entitled to all the rights granted under § 30-5; and

4. The Attorney General, or an assistant Attorney General designated by the Attorney General, and the Director of the Division of Legislative Services, as members ex officio.

All such members of the Commission shall serve until the expiration of their terms or until their successors shall qualify. Subsequent appointments shall be made for similar terms, and vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms by the persons authorized to make the original appointments.