The 2023 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Amendments to the 2022-2024 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 15, 2022 
 
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 Governor's Proposed Budget $36,800,506 $31,002,268 $67,802,774
    2022 Appropriation $36,800,506 $31,002,268 $67,802,774
    Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Proposed Budget $42,908,911 $31,002,268 $73,911,179
    2022 Appropriation $38,280,189 $31,002,268 $69,282,457
    Governor's Amendments $4,628,722 $0 $4,628,722
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 Proposed Positions 313.75 203.25 517.00
    2022 Appropriation 313.75 203.25 517.00
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Proposed Positions 339.75 203.25 543.00
    2022 Appropriation 326.75 203.25 530.00
    Governor's Amendments 13.00 0.00 13.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Provide support for witness protection program Decision Package
  Funds a witness protection program. Law enforcement agencies will be able to apply for temporary assistance for witnesses cooperating with the investigation and prosecution of crimes.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $2,500,000
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Increase salary for non-attorney staff Decision Package
  Funds salary increases for non-attorney staff to address salary compression and reduce turnover by raising base pay.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $575,561
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Provide funding for cannabis consumer protection enforcement investigators Decision Package
  Funds cannabis enforcement activities pursuant to the Consumer Protection Act. This includes staff to enforce Virginia Code provisions prohibiting certain practices regarding the sale of substances containing tetrahydrocannabinol or industrial hemp extracts.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $513,374
Positions 0.00 5.00
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Provide funding for organized retail crime task force Decision Package
  Provides funding to establish an organized retail crime task force, including staff and the procurement of a database network to allow cooperation with law enforcement to address organized retail crime across the Commonwealth.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $414,105
Positions 0.00 3.00
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Provide funding for hemp legislation Decision Package
  Funds additional support for hemp regulation.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $371,780
Positions 0.00 3.00
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Provide additional support for ratepayer advocacy Decision Package
  Funds additional support for ratepayer advocacy.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $253,902
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Establish fund for the Commonwealth's share of opioid settlement funds Decision Package
  Establishes a new fund to house the Commonwealth's share of amounts from settlements, judgments, verdicts, or other court orders relating to consumer protection claims regarding the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, or sale of opioids, excluding amounts designated for transfer to the Opioid Abatement Authority.


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