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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend and reenact §§ 24.2-303 and 24.2-304 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Senatorial and House of Delegates districts. [H 1742] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 24.2-303 and 24.2-304 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 24.2-303. Senatorial districts.

A. There shall be forty members of the Senate of Virginia elected from forty senatorial districts and each district is entitled to representation by one senator.

B. The forty senatorial districts are:

First. All of the City of Poquoson; part of York County; and part of the Cities of Hampton and Newport News.

Second. Part of the Cities of Hampton and Newport News.

Third. All of Accomack, James City, and Northampton Counties; all of the City of Williamsburg; part of Gloucester and York Counties; and part of the City of Newport News.

Fourth. All of Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King and Queen, King William, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, and Richmond Counties; and part of Gloucester County.

Fifth. Part of the Cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk.

Sixth. Part of the Cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

Seventh. Part of the City of Virginia Beach.

Eighth. Part of the City of Virginia Beach.

Ninth. Part of Henrico County; and part of the City of Richmond.

Tenth. All of Powhatan County; part of Chesterfield and Henrico Counties; and part of the City of Richmond.

Eleventh. All of Amelia County; all of the City of Colonial Heights; and part of Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties.

Twelfth. Part of Goochland and Henrico Counties.

Thirteenth. All of Surry County; part of Isle of Wight and Prince George Counties; and part of the Cities of Chesapeake, Hopewell, Portsmouth, and Suffolk.

Fourteenth. Part of the Cities of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach.

Fifteenth. All of Appomattox, Charlotte, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward, and Sussex Counties; part of Dinwiddie, Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, Prince George, and Southampton Counties; and part of the Cities of Emporia, Franklin, and Suffolk.

Sixteenth. All of Charles City County; all of the City of Petersburg; part of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Henrico, and Prince George Counties; and part of the Cities of Hopewell and Richmond.

Seventeenth. All of Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Louisa, and Spotsylvania Counties; all of the City of Fredericksburg; and part of Goochland and Orange Counties.

Eighteenth. All of Brunswick and Halifax Counties; all of the City of South Boston; part of Greensville, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, and Southampton Counties; and part of the Cities of Chesapeake, Emporia, Franklin, Portsmouth, and Suffolk.

Nineteenth. All of Pittsylvania County; all of the City of Danville; and part of Campbell County.

Twentieth. All of Floyd, Franklin, Henry, and Patrick Counties; all of the City of Martinsville; and part of Carroll County.

Twenty-first. All of the City of Roanoke; and part of Roanoke County.

Twenty-second. All of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt, Craig, and Giles Counties; all of the Cities of Clifton Forge, Covington, Radford, and Salem; and part of Pulaski and Roanoke Counties.

Twenty-third. All of Amherst and Bedford Counties; all of the Cities of Bedford and Lynchburg; and part of Campbell County.

Twenty-fourth. All of Augusta, Highland, and Rockbridge Counties; all of the Cities of Buena Vista, Lexington, Staunton, and Waynesboro; and part of Rockingham County.

Twenty-fifth. All of Albemarle, Greene, Madison, and Nelson Counties; all of the City of Charlottesville; and part of Orange County.

Twenty-sixth. All of Culpeper, Page, and Rappahannock Counties; all of the City of Harrisonburg; and part of Fauquier, Rockingham, and Stafford Counties.

Twenty-seventh. All of Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties; all of the City of Winchester; and part of Fauquier County.

Twenty-eighth. All of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, and Westmoreland Counties; and part of Prince William and Stafford Counties.

Twenty-ninth. All of the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park; and part of Prince William County.

Thirtieth. All of the City of Alexandria; and part of Arlington and Fairfax Counties.

Thirty-first. All of the City of Falls Church; and part of Arlington County.

Thirty-second. Part of Arlington and Fairfax Counties.

Thirty-third. All of Loudoun County; and part of Fairfax County.

Thirty-fourth. Part of Fairfax County; and part of the City of Fairfax.

Thirty-fifth. Part of Fairfax County.

Thirty-sixth. Part of Fairfax County.

Thirty-seventh. Part of Fairfax and Prince William Counties; and part of the City of Fairfax.

Thirty-eighth. All of Bland, Buchanan, Russell, Tazewell, and Wythe Counties; and part of Washington County.

Thirty-ninth. All of Grayson, Montgomery, and Smyth Counties; all of the City of Galax; and part of Carroll and Pulaski Counties.

Fortieth. All of Dickenson, Lee, Scott, and Wise Counties; all of the Cities of Bristol and Norton; and part of Washington County.

C. All references to boundaries of counties and cities shall be interpreted to refer to those in existence on April 1, 1991, and as reported by the United States Bureau of the Census in the 1990 census reports provided pursuant to United States Public Law 94-171, notwithstanding subsequent boundary changes by law, annexation, merger, consolidation, or the voiding of boundary changes theretofore made final.

D. Parts of counties and cities listed in subsection B are defined by reference to the United States 1990 Census precincts, part of precincts, and blocks listed for each senatorial district in the Statistical Report (S0882750) on file with the Clerk of the Senate pursuant to this section as amended by the 1994 Acts of Assembly, Special Session II. However, all references to the City of Fairfax and to precincts within the City shall be to the City and its precincts in effect on January 1, 1992; and all references to the Blake, Mosby, and Villa Precincts of Fairfax County shall be to such 1990 census precincts excluding any part of the City of Fairfax as it existed on January 1, 1992.

Further, that part of the Baldwin Ridge Precinct of Fauquier County included in the Twenty-seventh District shall be only that part of the 1990 census precinct situated outside the corporate limits of the Town of Warrenton as of January 1, 1993, being that part of the precinct east of the U.S. 29 Bypass. That part of the Baldwin Ridge Precinct situated within the 1993 corporate limits shall be included in the Twenty-sixth District.

Further, that part of the Dayton No. 2 Precinct of Rockingham County included in the Twenty-sixth District shall be only that part of the 1990 census precinct situated outside the corporate limits of the Town of Bridgewater as of January 1, 1996. That part of the Dayton No. 2 Precinct situated within the 1996 corporate limits shall be included in the Twenty-fourth District.

§ 24.2-304. House of Delegates districts.

A. There shall be 100 members of the House of Delegates elected from 100 House districts and each district is entitled to representation by one delegate.

B. The 100 House of Delegates districts are:

First. All of Lee and Scott Counties; and part of Wise County.

Second. All of Dickenson County; all of the City of Norton; and part of Russell and Wise Counties.

Third. All of Buchanan County; and part of Russell and Tazewell Counties.

Fourth. All of Washington County; and all of the City of Bristol.

Fifth. All of Smyth County; and part of Grayson and Tazewell Counties.

Sixth. All of Bland and Wythe Counties; all of the City of Galax; and part of Carroll and Grayson Counties.

Seventh. All of Pulaski County; all of the City of Radford; and part of Giles County.

Eighth. All of the City of Salem; and part of Montgomery and Roanoke Counties.

Ninth. All of Floyd County; and part of Bedford, Franklin, and Pittsylvania Counties.

Tenth. All of Patrick County; and part of Carroll, Henry, and Pittsylvania Counties.

Eleventh. All of the City of Martinsville; and part of Franklin, Henry, and Pittsylvania Counties.

Twelfth. Part of Giles and Montgomery Counties.

Thirteenth. Part of Prince William County.

Fourteenth. All of Craig County; and part of Bedford, Botetourt, and Roanoke Counties.

Fifteenth. All of Page County; and part of Frederick, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Warren Counties.

Sixteenth. Part of Roanoke County; and part of the City of Roanoke.

Seventeenth. Part of Roanoke County; and part of the City of Roanoke.

Eighteenth. All of Alleghany, Bath, and Highland Counties; all of the Cities of Clifton Forge, Covington, and Lexington; and part of Augusta, Botetourt, and Rockbridge Counties.

Nineteenth. All of the Cities of Bedford and Buena Vista; and part of Bedford, Botetourt, and Rockbridge Counties.

Twentieth. All of the City of Danville; and part of Pittsylvania County.

Twenty-first. Part of the City of Virginia Beach.

Twenty-second. Part of Campbell and Pittsylvania Counties; and part of the City of Lynchburg.

Twenty-third. Part of Amherst County; and part of the City of Lynchburg.

Twenty-fourth. All of the City of Staunton; and part of Amherst, Augusta, and Rockbridge Counties.

Twenty-fifth. All of the City of Waynesboro; and part of Augusta and Rockingham Counties.

Twenty-sixth. All of the City of Harrisonburg; and part of Rockingham and Shenandoah Counties.

Twenty-seventh. Part of Chesterfield County.

Twenty-eighth. All of Stafford County.

Twenty-ninth. All of the City of Winchester; and part of Frederick County.

Thirtieth. All of Culpeper, Madison, and Orange Counties; and part of Greene County.

Thirty-first. All of Rappahannock County; and part of Fauquier and Warren Counties.

Thirty-second. Part of Fairfax and Loudoun Counties.

Thirty-third. All of Clarke County; and part of Fairfax, Fauquier, and Loudoun Counties.

Thirty-fourth. Part of Fairfax County.

Thirty-fifth. Part of Fairfax County; and part of the City of Fairfax.

Thirty-sixth. Part of Fairfax County.

Thirty-seventh. Part of Fairfax County; and part of the City of Fairfax.

Thirty-eighth. All of the City of Falls Church; and part of Fairfax County.

Thirty-ninth. Part of Fairfax County.

Fortieth. Part of Fairfax County.

Forty-first. Part of Fairfax County.

Forty-second. Part of Fairfax County.

Forty-third. Part of Fairfax County.

Forty-fourth. Part of Fairfax County.

Forty-fifth. Part of Fairfax County; and part of the City of Alexandria.

Forty-sixth. Part of the City of Alexandria.

Forty-seventh. Part of Arlington and Fairfax Counties.

Forty-eighth. Part of Arlington and Fairfax Counties.

Forty-ninth. Part of Arlington County.

Fiftieth. All of the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park; and part of Prince William County.

Fifty-first. Part of Prince William County.

Fifty-second. Part of Prince William County.

Fifty-third. Part of Fairfax County.

Fifty-fourth. All of the City of Fredericksburg; and part of Spotsylvania County.

Fifty-fifth. All of Hanover County.

Fifty-sixth. All of Fluvanna, Goochland, and Louisa Counties; and part of Spotsylvania County.

Fifty-seventh. All of the City of Charlottesville; and part of Albemarle County.

Fifty-eighth. Part of Albemarle, Greene, and Rockingham Counties.

Fifty-ninth. All of Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, and Nelson Counties; and part of Prince Edward County.

Sixtieth. All of Charlotte and Halifax Counties; all of the City of South Boston; and part of Campbell and Pittsylvania Counties.

Sixty-first. All of Mecklenburg County; and parts of Amelia, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward Counties.

Sixty-second. All of the City of Hopewell; and part of Amelia, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Powhatan, and Prince George Counties.

Sixty-third. All of the City of Petersburg; and part of Chesterfield and Dinwiddie Counties.

Sixty-fourth. Part of Charles City, Henrico, Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, and Surry Counties; and part of the Cities of Franklin and Newport News.

Sixty-fifth. Part of Chesterfield and Powhatan Counties.

Sixty-sixth. All of the City of Colonial Heights; and part of Chesterfield County.

Sixty-seventh. Part of Fairfax County.

Sixty-eighth. Part of Henrico County; and part of the City of Richmond.

Sixty-ninth. Part of the City of Richmond.

Seventieth. Part of Henrico County; and part of the City of Richmond.

Seventy-first. Part of Henrico County; and part of the City of Richmond.

Seventy-second. Part of Chesterfield and Henrico Counties.

Seventy-third. Part of Henrico County; and part of the City of Richmond.

Seventy-fourth. Part of Charles City and Henrico Counties; and part of the City of Richmond.

Seventy-fifth. All of Greensville and Sussex Counties; all of the City of Emporia; part of Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Southampton, and Surry Counties; and part of the City of Franklin.

Seventy-sixth. Part of Isle of Wight County; and part of the Cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk.

Seventy-seventh. Part of the Cities of Chesapeake and Suffolk.

Seventy-eighth. Part of the City of Chesapeake.

Seventy-ninth. Part of the Cities of Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Suffolk.

Eightieth. Part of the Cities of Chesapeake and Portsmouth.

Eighty-first. Part of the City of Virginia Beach.

Eighty-second. Part of the City of Virginia Beach.

Eighty-third. Part of the City of Virginia Beach.

Eighty-fourth. Part of the City of Virginia Beach.

Eighty-fifth. Part of the City of Virginia Beach.

Eighty-sixth. Part of the City of Norfolk.

Eighty-seventh. Part of the Cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

Eighty-eighth. Part of the City of Norfolk.

Eighty-ninth. Part of the Cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk.

Ninetieth. Part of the Cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach.

Ninety-first. Part of the Cities of Hampton and Poquoson.

Ninety-second. Part of the City of Hampton.

Ninety-third. Part of the City of Newport News.

Ninety-fourth. Part of the City of Newport News.

Ninety-fifth. Part of the Cities of Hampton and Newport News.

Ninety-sixth. All of King and Queen and King William Counties; and part of Gloucester and York Counties.

Ninety-seventh. All of James City and New Kent Counties; all of the City of Williamsburg; and part of Henrico County.

Ninety-eighth. All of Caroline and Middlesex Counties; part of Essex, Gloucester, and York Counties; and part of the City of Poquoson.

Ninety-ninth. All of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland Counties; and part of Essex County.

One hundredth. All of Accomack, Matthews, and Northampton Counties; and part of Gloucester County.

C. All references to boundaries of counties and cities shall be interpreted to refer to those in existence on April 1, 1991, and as reported by the United States Bureau of the Census in the 1990 census reports provided pursuant to United States Public Law 94-171, notwithstanding subsequent boundary changes by law, annexation, merger, consolidation, or the voiding of boundary changes theretofore made final.

D. Parts of counties and cities listed in subsection B are defined by reference to the United States 1990 census precincts, parts of precincts, and blocks listed for each House of Delegates district in the Statistical Report (HO881750) on file with the Clerk of the House of Delegates pursuant to this section as amended by the 1994 Acts of Assembly, Special Session II. References to precincts in Pittsylvania County shall be interpreted by reference to the map and documentation entitled "Pittsylvania Precinct Report, April 1991" on file with the Clerk of the House of Delegates. References to the City of Fairfax and to precincts within the city shall be to the city and its precincts in effect on January 1, 1992; and all references to the Blake, Mosby, and Villa Precincts of Fairfax County shall be to such 1990 census precincts excluding any part of the City of Fairfax as it existed on January 1, 1992.

Further, those parts of the Dayton No. 2 and Bridgewater No. 2 Precincts of Rockingham County included in the Twenty-sixth District shall be only those parts of the 1990 census precincts situated outside the corporate limits of the Town of Bridgewater as of January 1, 1996. Those parts of the Dayton No. 2 and Bridgewater No. 2 Precincts situated within the 1996 corporate limits shall be included in the Twenty-fifth District.

2. That an emergency exists and this act is in force from its passage.