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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 823 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapters 613<\/a> and 629<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1386729,"object_type":"law","relational_id":348892,"identifier":"15.2-5803","token":"15.2\/IV\/58\/15.2-5803","url":"\/15.2-5803\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5803\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/58\/15.2-5803","dublin_core":{"Title":"Quorum; actions of Authority; meetings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5803","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Five members of the Authority<\/span> shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. Actions of the Authority<\/span> shall receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum to be effective. No vacancy on the Authority<\/span> shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties of the Authority<\/span>. The Authority<\/span> shall determine the times and places of its regular meetings. Special meetings of the Authority<\/span> shall be held when requested by two or more members of the Authority<\/span>. Any such request for a special meeting shall be in writing, and the request shall specify the time and place of the meeting and the matters to be considered at the meeting. A reasonable effort shall be made to provide each member with notice of any special meeting. No matter not specified in the notice shall be considered at such special meeting unless all the members of the Authority<\/span> are present.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUORUM; ACTIONS OF AUTHORITY; MEETINGS (\u00a7 15.2-5803)\n\nFive members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of\nconducting business. Actions of the Authority shall receive the affirmative vote\nof a majority of the quorum to be effective. No vacancy on the Authority shall\nimpair the right of a quorum to exercise all rights and perform all the duties\nof the Authority. The Authority shall determine the times and places of its\nregular meetings. Special meetings of the Authority shall be held when requested\nby two or more members of the Authority. Any such request for a special meeting\nshall be in writing, and the request shall specify the time and place of the\nmeeting and the matters to be considered at the meeting. A reasonable effort\nshall be made to provide each member with notice of any special meeting. No\nmatter not specified in the notice shall be considered at such special meeting\nunless all the members of the Authority are present.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 823, \u00a7 15.1-227.73; 1995, cc. 613, 629; 1997, c. 587.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}