Code of Virginia
Chapter 1 - General Assembly and Officers Thereof
§ 30-16. Books and maps of committees; original bills

It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Senate and of the Clerk of the House of Delegates, respectively, to take charge of and keep, during the recess of the General Assembly, all the books and maps belonging to the several standing committees of their respective houses, and to deliver the same at the commencement of each session to the clerks or chairmen of such committees, who shall return them to the Clerks of the two houses at the end of the session. They shall keep all original bills and resolutions offered in their respective houses until the close of the session of the General Assembly next succeeding the session at which they were offered, at which time they shall be transferred to The Library of Virginia for archival deposit.
Code 1919, § 309; 2000, c. 373.

Structure Code of Virginia

Code of Virginia

Title 30 - General Assembly

Chapter 1 - General Assembly and Officers Thereof

§ 30-1. Time and place of meeting of General Assembly

§ 30-2. Meeting at place appointed by Governor

§ 30-3. How convened in extra session

§ 30-4. Civil proceedings for or against members, clerks or clerks' assistants, or the Lieutenant Governor during session

§ 30-5. Continuance or time for filing pleading, etc., where party or attorney is connected with General Assembly or Division of Legislative Services

§ 30-6. Privilege of members, clerks and clerks' assistants, and Lieutenant Governor from arrest

§ 30-7. Members, clerks, assistants, etc., subject to arrest for criminal offenses

§ 30-8. Member must obey writ of habeas corpus

§ 30-9. Privilege of members for words spoken or written

§ 30-10. Attendance of witnesses; production of evidence

§ 30-11. Who to administer oaths to witnesses

§ 30-12. Duties of officers of each house

§ 30-13. Other duties of Clerk of House of Delegates; publication of proposed amendments to Constitution

§ 30-14. Clerk to be Keeper of the Rolls; other duties

§ 30-14.01. Certifying copy of act; fee

§ 30-14.1. Enrollment of act to codify the laws; printing and distribution

§ 30-14.2. Reenrollment of bills amended in accordance with recommendations of Governor

§ 30-14.3. Keeper of the Rolls authorized to correct typographical errors, etc., in legislation

§ 30-14.4. Deputy clerks of the House of Delegates; certification of acts and resolutions of the General Assembly and other records

§ 30-15. Index to Senate journal

§ 30-15.1. Deputy clerks of the Senate; certification of records

§ 30-15.1:1. Use of Senate armorial bearings; penalty

§ 30-15.2. Distribution of Code, supplements and replacement volumes to members of Senate

§ 30-16. Books and maps of committees; original bills

§ 30-16.1. Correction of misspellings in bills and resolutions already introduced

§ 30-17. Alteration, secretion or destruction of pending bills or resolutions

§ 30-18. Repealed

§ 30-19. How Constitution amended

§ 30-19.01. Repealed

§ 30-19.03. Estimates to be prepared for legislation affecting local government expenditures and revenues

§ 30-19.03:1. Repealed

§ 30-19.03:1.2. Unemployment compensation bills affecting net revenues of the Commonwealth

§ 30-19.03:1.3. Evaluations to be prepared for legislation increasing or beginning regulation of an occupation

§ 30-19.03:2. Legislative summaries

§ 30-19.04. Repealed

§ 30-19.05. Repealed

§ 30-19.1. Repealed

§ 30-19.1:2. Repealed

§ 30-19.1:3. Repealed

§ 30-19.1:4. Increase in terms of imprisonment or commitment; fiscal impact statements; appropriations for operating costs

§ 30-19.1:5. Repealed

§ 30-19.1:6. Repealed

§ 30-19.1:7. Bills related to the Virginia Retirement System; impact statements

§ 30-19.1:8. Repealed

§ 30-19.1:9. Duration of state boards and commissions

§ 30-19.1:10. Repealed

§ 30-19.1:11. Legislation that creates or renews tax credits

§ 30-19.1:12. Executive orders; impact statements by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission

§ 30-19.1:13. Racial and ethnic impact statements for criminal justice legislation

§ 30-19.2. Inspection of certain state facilities by, or orientation for, members and future members of the General Assembly

§ 30-19.3. Prefiling of bills and resolutions

§ 30-19.4. Secretaries and administrative assistants for officers and members of General Assembly; staff personnel for standing committees

§ 30-19.5. Supervisory control of Division of Legislative Services

§ 30-19.6. Repealed

§ 30-19.7. Repealed

§ 30-19.8. Collection of information by legislative study groups; policy

§ 30-19.8:1. Due dates for legislative reports

§ 30-19.8:2. Absences on legislative commissions

§ 30-19.9. Distribution of information on proposed constitutional amendments to voters

§ 30-19.10. Distribution of information on proposed questions to be submitted to voters