VirginiaLegislator Compensation Commission; established, appointment of members, report.
What it does
General Assembly; Legislator Compensation Commission established. Establishes the Legislator Compensation Commission, to be formed every four years for the purpose of reviewing the salaries, expense allowances, retirement benefits, and other emoluments received by members of the General Assembly and determining whether any adjustments to salaries or allowances are needed. The 11-member Commission shall be appointed as follows: two former members of the Senate of Virginia and four former members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Joint Rules Committee, and five nonlegislative citizen members, with the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Delegates, the House Minority Leader, and the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders each appointing one such member.
More detail
Any adjustments made to salaries, expense allowances, or other emoluments or benefits enacted in a budget bill based upon the recommendation of the Commission shall not be effective until January 1 of the year immediately following the general election for all members of the General Assembly.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 2Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0687)Latest
- May 2Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 687 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Apr 2Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 2, 2025To Governor
- Vote recorded Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N). Result: fail.Upper
- Vote recorded Adopt Governor's Recommendation R. Result: fail.Upper
- Apr 2Communicated to Governor
- Apr 2Senate rejected Governor's recommendation (18-Y 22-N)Major
- Mar 25Governor's substitute printed (SB1219S1)
- Mar 24Governor's substitute printed (SB1219S1)
- Mar 24Governor Glenn Youngkin's recommendation received by SenateMinor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025Minor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 10Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1219)
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1219ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 20House Amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed House with amendments (Y-58 N-39 A-0). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passed House with amendments (64-Y 34-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded House Amendments agreed to by Senate (37-Y 2-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Passed House with amendments (Y-58 N-39 A-0)Major
- Feb 20Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
- Feb 20Passed House with amendments (64-Y 34-N)Passed House
- Feb 20Engrossed by House as amended
- Feb 20Rules Amendments agreed toMajor
- Feb 20Read third timeMinor
- Feb 19Read second timeMinor
- Feb 17Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (14-Y 4-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules with amendment(s) (14-Y 4-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Feb 3Read first timeMinor
- Feb 3Placed on Calendar
- Jan 30Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 1-A)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N 1-A). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1219)
- Jan 29Passed by for the day
- Jan 28Printed as engrossed 25102988D-E
- Jan 28Engrossed by Senate as amended
- Jan 28Finance and Appropriations Amendment agreed toMajor
- Jan 28Reading of amendment waived
- Jan 28Read second timeMinor
- Jan 27Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 27Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N)
- Jan 27Rules suspended
- Jan 23Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (13-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (13-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 17Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Rules and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 16Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1219)
- Jan 8Referred to Committee on RulesMinor
- Jan 8Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102988DIntroduced