A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Governor may remove from office for malfeasance, misfeasance, incompetence, misconduct, neglect of duty, absenteeism, conflict of interests, failure to carry out the policies of the Commonwealth as established in the Constitution or by the General Assembly, or refusal to carry out a lawful directive of the Governor any member of any board, commission, council or other collegial body established by the General Assembly in the executive branch of state government except those boards provided for in subsection C of § 23.1-1300, subsection A of § 23.1-3100, and subsection A of § 23.1-3200 and fill the vacancy resulting from the removal subject to confirmation by the General Assembly.
B. The Governor shall set forth in a written public statement his reasons for removing any member pursuant to this section at the time the removal occurs. The Governor is the sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for removal as set forth in this section.
Code 1950, § 2-39; 1966, c. 677, § 2.1-43; 1977, c. 446; 1988, c. 765; 2001, c. 844; 2016, c. 588.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 2.2 - Administration of Government
§ 2.2-100. Salaries of Governor and other officers; administrative assistants
§ 2.2-101. Clerical forces and office expenses of Governor
§ 2.2-102. Personal staff as commander in chief
§ 2.2-104. Delegation of powers
§ 2.2-105. Appointments to office; effect of refusal to confirm by the General Assembly
§ 2.2-106. Appointment of agency heads; disclosure of resumes; severance
§ 2.2-108. Removal of members of certain boards, commissions, etc.
§ 2.2-109.01. Signed statements required from appointees
§ 2.2-110. Officers of Commonwealth and its institutions to make reports to Governor
§ 2.2-111. Suits, actions, etc., by Governor
§ 2.2-112. To whom return on warrant of Governor to be made
§ 2.2-113. Temporary suspension of state mandates
§ 2.2-114. Coordination of official communications with federal and foreign governments
§ 2.2-115. Commonwealth's Development Opportunity Fund
§ 2.2-115.1. COVID-19 Relief Fund
§ 2.2-116. Service on board of national tobacco trust entity
§ 2.2-117. Governor to administer anti-crime partnership program
§ 2.2-120. Powers with respect to state-owned motor vehicles
§ 2.2-122. Commercial use of seals of the Commonwealth
§ 2.2-123. Authority over rooms and space in public buildings
§ 2.2-124. Regulation of athletic leaves of absence
§ 2.2-125. Governor authorized to accept certain property from Confederate Memorial Literary Society
§ 2.2-126. Disposition of official correspondence
§ 2.2-129. Reorganization plans
§ 2.2-130. Contents of reorganization plans
§ 2.2-131. Limitation on powers
§ 2.2-132. Approval by the General Assembly; effective date; publication
§ 2.2-133. Effect on other laws, pending legal proceedings, and unexpended appropriations
§ 2.2-134. Authority to create gubernatorial commissions