2.2-132 - Approval by the General Assembly; effective date; publication.

§ 2.2-132. Approval by the General Assembly; effective date; publication.

A. A reorganization plan transmitted by the Governor to the General Assemblyunder this chapter shall become effective only if the Senate and the House ofDelegates each approve the reorganization plan by a resolution by a majorityof the members present and voting in each house. Any portion of thereorganization plan may be deleted by either the Senate or the House ofDelegates in the resolution approving the plan. The Governor may withdraw areorganization plan transmitted to the General Assembly under this chapter atany time before its effective date. A reorganization plan or portions thereofas approved by the Senate and the House of Delegates shall become effectiveon the first day of the fourth month following the adjournment of the GeneralAssembly at which such plan was approved, unless a different date isspecified in the plan.

B. A reorganization plan that is adopted pursuant to this section shall beprinted in the Acts of Assembly and in the Code of Virginia.

(1977, c. 505, §§ 2.1-8.6, 2.1-8.7; 2001, c. 844.)