Division of Legislative Services [107]
Secretarial Area: Legislative
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $6,842,039 $267,874 $7,109,913
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $6,592,199 $330,034 $6,922,233
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $6,864,081 $283,676 $7,147,757
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $6,864,081 $233,462 $7,097,543
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $7,171,608 $20,033 $7,191,641
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $7,921,608 $285,356 $8,206,964
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $8,718,346 $20,032 $8,738,378
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $7,921,608 $20,033 $7,941,641
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $317,338 ($1) $317,337
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $479,400 $0 $479,400
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $8,718,346 $20,032 $8,738,378
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $7,921,608 $20,033 $7,941,641
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $317,338 ($1) $317,337
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $479,400 $0 $479,400
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 56.00 0.00 56.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 56.00 0.00 56.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 56.00 0.00 56.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 56.00 0.00 56.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 61.00 0.00 61.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 61.00 0.00 61.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 61.00 0.00 61.00
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 61.00 0.00 61.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 61.00 0.00 61.00
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 61.00 0.00 61.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $234,195 $234,195
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $35,187 $35,187
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $30,821 $30,821
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $14,039 $14,039
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,933 $1,933
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,223 $1,223
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($380) ($380)
Nongeneral Fund ($1) ($1)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $374 $374
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($54) ($54)
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Fund DLS Attorney Compensation Plan General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $316,000 from the general fund each year for the Division of Legislative Services to implement a compensation plan for attorneys that addresses recruitment, retention, and compression issues.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $316,000 $316,000
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Fund Joint Subcommittee to Examine the Commonwealth's Pandemic Response General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding to study the Commonwealth's response and preparedness to the COVID-19 pandemic, consistent with Senate Joint 10 of the 2022 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $178,400 $178,400
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Streamline Legislative Commissions- Net Zero Transfer from DLS General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment transfers $214,677 general fund appropriation in each year so that operational support for 14 legislative commissions can be more appropriately budgeted and paid out under Item 1. Standard expenditures for these commissions include per diem and travel reimbursements typically paid by the respective budgets of the House of Delegates or Senate of Virginia. A companion amendment under Item 1 receives the corresponding appropriation and associated language. This amendment reflects the net being pulled from Item 6, during the enrolling process, the respective amounts for each commission being moved will be deleted from their respective items.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($15,000) ($15,000)
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Administrative Support for Behavioral Health Commission General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Division of Legislative Services to provide administrative support (i.e. payroll processing, accounting and travel expenses processing) for the recently created Behavioral Health Commission, similar to the support provided to other legislative commissions.


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