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2024 SESSION
24101133DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1406.1 as follows:
§ 15.2-1406.1. Travel expenses; local officials.
A. For purposes of this section:
"Local official" means a member of a local governing body, the chief administrative officer of a locality and his deputies, and department heads of a locality.
B. Any travel expense of a local official to be paid from public funds that is anticipated to exceed $2,500 shall be subject to approval in advance by a vote of the local governing body in an open meeting. If the final travel expense exceeds the previously approved amount, such expense shall be reported to the governing body and noted in the meeting agenda or meeting minutes within 60 days of the determination.