Attorney General and Department of Law [141]
Secretarial Area: Executive Offices
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 $22,827,749 $25,500,654 $48,328,403
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $22,828,509 $25,001,767 $47,830,276
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $24,121,382 $29,526,631 $53,648,013
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $24,121,382 $28,983,074 $53,104,456
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $26,682,220 $30,434,906 $57,117,126
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $31,961,525 $30,434,906 $62,396,431
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $36,800,506 $31,002,268 $67,802,774
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $31,676,889 $30,434,906 $62,111,795
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $1,774,413 $567,362 $2,341,775
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $3,349,204 $0 $3,349,204
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $38,280,189 $31,002,268 $69,282,457
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $31,676,889 $30,434,906 $62,111,795
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $2,061,913 $567,362 $2,629,275
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $4,541,387 $0 $4,541,387
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 218.00 194.00 412.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 218.00 194.00 412.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 236.75 203.25 440.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 236.75 203.25 440.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 245.75 203.25 449.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 309.75 203.25 513.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 313.75 203.25 517.00
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 296.75 203.25 500.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 5.00 0.00 5.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 12.00 0.00 12.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 326.75 203.25 530.00
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 296.75 203.25 500.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 5.00 0.00 5.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 25.00 0.00 25.00
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 $1,022,199 $1,022,199
Nongeneral Fund $840,692 $840,692
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Adjust appropriation for end of Abbott Labs settlement Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the end of the settlement payments from Abbott Labs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 D. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $202,411 $202,411
Nongeneral Fund $177,286 $177,286
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($120,154) ($120,154)
Nongeneral Fund ($184,114) ($184,114)
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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 $153,579 $153,579
Nongeneral Fund $126,309 $126,309
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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 $83,820 $83,820
Nongeneral Fund $68,648 $68,648
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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 $43,245 $43,245
Nongeneral Fund $35,567 $35,567
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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 ($7,833) ($7,833)
Nongeneral Fund ($5,925) ($5,925)
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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
Nongeneral Fund $7,707 $7,707
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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 $1,633 $1,633
Nongeneral Fund $1,343 $1,343
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($985) ($985)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,053) ($1,053)
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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 $543 $543
Nongeneral Fund $892 $892
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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 ($158) ($158)
Nongeneral Fund $10 $10
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Provide funding for Consumer Data Protection Act Decision Package
  Funds Consumer Data Protection Act. This includes staff to handle consumer complaints and pursue damages on behalf of those consumers, and also training and outreach.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $287,500 $575,000
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Provide funding for Animal Law Unit Investigator Decision Package
  Funds Animal Law Unit Investigator position. This position investigates claims of animal cruelty law violations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $108,613 $108,613
Positions 1.00 1.00
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OAG - Provide Supplemental Staffing for Workload Increases General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.7 million and 13 positions the first year and $2.6 million and 26 positions the second year from the general fund to support workload impacts for the Office of the Attorney General. The positions may be used for purposes associated with Chapter 489, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1, which expanded the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,707,817 $2,600,000
Positions 13.00 26.00
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Increase base pay (Executive Amendment) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional general fund appropriation for the Office of the Attorney General and Department of Law to implement base pay increases.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,500,000 $1,800,000
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OAG - Hampton Roads Office of the Attorney General General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $250,000 from the general fund each year for the purpose of establishing an office for the Office of the Attorney General in Hampton Roads.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $250,000
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OAG - Remove Funding for Animal Law Unit General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $108,613 in each year from the general fund and one position proposed in the introduced budget for an Animal Law Unit at the Office of the Attorney General.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($108,613) ($108,613)
Positions (1.00) (1.00)
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OAG - Legal Services Provided by Law Students General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment amends language to clarify that law students who receive a non-salary stipend from their law school or another institution, or recent law school graduates, having graduated within the past two years, and are sponsored by their graduating institution with a non-salary stipend are authorized to provide legal services in support of the Office of the Attorney General's responsibilities.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-04-2026 14:26:40