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
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 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $36,800,506 $31,002,268 $67,802,774
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $38,775,022 $31,002,268 $69,777,290
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $45,349,801 $34,701,953 $80,051,754
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $38,280,189 $31,002,268 $69,282,457
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $5,613,701 $7,699,685 $13,313,386
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $1,455,911 ($4,000,000) ($2,544,089)
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $45,349,801 $34,701,953 $80,051,754
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $38,280,189 $31,002,268 $69,282,457
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $5,613,701 $7,699,685 $13,313,386
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $1,455,911 ($4,000,000) ($2,544,089)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 313.75 203.25 517.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 329.75 203.25 533.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 346.75 203.25 550.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 326.75 203.25 530.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 16.00 0.00 16.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 4.00 0.00 4.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 346.75 203.25 550.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 326.75 203.25 530.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 16.00 0.00 16.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 4.00 0.00 4.00
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 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,271,912 $2,271,912
Nongeneral Fund $1,870,351 $1,870,351
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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 484 D. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $69,133 $69,133
Nongeneral Fund $162,096 $162,096
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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 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $121,444 $121,444
Nongeneral Fund $99,679 $99,679
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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 484 C. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $44,474 $44,474
Nongeneral Fund $46,034 $46,034
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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 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $28,832 $28,832
Nongeneral Fund $23,736 $23,736
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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 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($12,150) ($12,150)
Nongeneral Fund ($11,673) ($11,673)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 E. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $13,307 $13,307
Nongeneral Fund $10,146 $10,146
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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 484 I. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,995) ($2,995)
Nongeneral Fund ($2,464) ($2,464)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for to increased charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services. budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 485 K. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $667 $667
Nongeneral Fund $1,927 $1,927
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 J. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,007) ($1,007)
Nongeneral Fund $1,272 $1,272
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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 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($335) ($335)
Nongeneral Fund ($759) ($759)
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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 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($363) ($363)
Nongeneral Fund ($660) ($660)
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Fund comprehensive youth opioid prevention effort Decision Package
  Provides funding from the Commonwealth Opioid Abatement and Remediation Fund for the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to address the opioid crisis through a marketing campaign and classroom-based programmatic efforts.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $4,000,000 $4,000,000
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Use settlement funds to support a youth vaping prevention campaign Decision Package
  Provides funding from a multistate settlement associated with JUUL products to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to support an annual youth vaping prevention campaign.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Provide additional information technology (IT) staff Decision Package
  Provides funding and five positions to address IT and cyber security recommendations.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $674,850 $674,850
Positions 5.00 5.00
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Increase consumer protection enforcement investigator staff Decision Package
  Provides funding and six positions to support the Virginia Consumer Protection Act for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) enforcement.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $660,089 $660,089
Positions 6.00 6.00
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Increase salary for non-attorney staff Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. Provides funding for non-attorney compensation adjustments effective December 10, 2023.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $575,560 $575,560
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Increase the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund appropriation and carryforward Decision Package
  Increases the appropriation and allowable carryforward in the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $488,740 $488,740
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for organized retail crime task force Decision Package
  Provides for the ongoing impact of appropriation changes included in Chapter 1, 2023 Special Session I. Provides funding and three positions for Organized Retail Crime Task Force.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $414,106 $414,106
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Increase rate payer protection staff Decision Package
  Provides funding and two positions for rate payer advocacy in energy rate cases and litigation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $267,437 $267,437
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Remove Soil and Water Conservation District language Decision Package
  Removes language prohibiting the Office of the Attorney General from charging soil and water conservation districts for legal services. Corresponding funding has been provided to Department of Conservation and Recreation.
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Redirect Settlement Funds for Prevention Campaigns General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides for the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth to conduct a youth vaping prevention campaign and opioid crisis marketing campaign rather than the money provided to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services as included in the introduced budget. The funding for the opioid crisis marketing campaign is also reduced to $500,000 each year.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($3,500,000) ($3,500,000)
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OAG: Operation Ceasefire General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.3 million each year from the general fund to the Office of the Attorney General to continue the group violence intervention efforts that are currently supported by a grant from the Operation Ceasefire Grant Fund administered by the Department of Criminal Justice Services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,300,000 $1,300,000
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Retain Transfer at Current Levels General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect a restoration of the transfer from the Regulatory, Consumer Advocacy, Litigation, and Enforcement Revolving Trust Fund so that it remains at the the current level.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($500,000) ($500,000)
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Legislation Support Costs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $423,348 each year from the general fund and four positions to support costs related to legislation passed during the 2024 General Assembly Session.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $423,348 $423,348
Positions 4.00 4.00
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Ratepayer Protection Positions General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects $267,437 from the general fund each year for two positions included in the introduced budget for ratepayer advocacy.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($267,437) ($267,437)
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Continue SWCD Fee Exemption General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores language removed in the introduced budget that directs the Office of the Attorney General to not charge for services rendered to soil and water conservation districts.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 15:42:25