,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bh1 #bjbc,ms4 
,plaskett introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = !   
adoption ( ! ,revis$ ,organic ,act ( !  
,virg9 ,isl&s z ! con/itution ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4  #a4 ,adoption ( 
con/itution = ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9    
,isl&s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,revis$ ,organic
 ,act ( ! ,virg9 ,isl&s 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4  
#aeda et seq47 7z am5d$ ?r\gh ,janu>y   
#a1 #bjbc7-- 7#a7 is deem$ to satisfy ! 
requirem5ts ( ,public ,law #id-ehd 7#ij 
,/at4 #bhii7 ) respect to a con/itution 
= ! local self-gov]nm5t ( ! p ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s2 &  7#b7 z ( !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 is adopt$ 
z ! con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9
 ,isl&s4  7b7 ,am5dm5ts to ! con/itution
  7#a7 ,propos$ am5dm5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,legislature ( ! ,virg9 ,isl&s       
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z !         
,legislature7 may propose am5dm5ts to ! 

con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9    
,isl&s 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z !  
con/itution7 by a resolution approv$ by 
n less ?an two-?irds ( all ( ! memb]s ( 
! ,legislature4  7,b7 ,pres5tation to   
vot]s ,all propos$ am5dm5ts approv$ by !
 ,legislature "u subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7i7 
%all be submitt$ to ! qualifi$ vot]s ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is subsection z qualifi$ vot]s7 9 a  
ref]5dum2 &  7ii7 publi%$ at lea/ #c    
mon?s be=e ! date ( su* ref]5dum4  7,c7 
,ref]5dum concurr5t ) g5]al election ,if
 ! resolution is approv$ by n less ?an  
?ree-f\r?s ( all ( ! memb]s ( !         
,legislature1 ! ,legislature may provide
 t ! ref]5dum be held at ! same "t z !  
next g5]al election4  7,d7 ,am5dm5t     
requirem5ts ,ea* propos$ am5dm5t approv$
 by ! ,legislature "u subp>agraph 7,a7  
%all-- 7i7 be vot$ on sep>ately2  7ii7  
specify ! t]ms "u :i* x %all take       
effect2 &  7iii7 become a "p ( !        
con/itution if x is ratifi$ by a        
majority ( ! qualifi$ vot]s vot+ !reon4 

7,e7 ,maximum numb] ,n m ?an #c propos$ 
con/itutional am5dm5ts may be submitt$  
at ! same ref]5dum4  7#b7 ,con/itutional
 conv5tion2 ,revisions  7,a7 ,"q to     
vot]s ,! ,legislature1 by a resolution  
approv$ by two-?irds ( all ( ! memb]s ( 
! ,legislature1 may submit to ! qualifi$
 vot]s at a ref]5dum1 held at ! same "t 
z a g5]al election1 ! "q ( :e!r a       
con/itutional conv5tion %all be call$ to
 revise ! con/itution4  7,b7 ,effect (  
vote 9 favor ( revision ,if a majority (
 ! qualifi$ vot]s vot+ on ?is "q vote 9 
favor ( ! revision1 x %all be made by a 
con/itutional conv5tion elect$ 9 ! mann]
 provid$ by law4  7,c7 ,special ref]5dum
 on revisions ,ea* revision ( !         
con/itution %all be submitt$ to !       
qualifi$ vot]s at a special ref]5dum =  
ratification or rejection by a majority 
( ! votes ca/ at ! ref]5dum4  7#c7      
,limitations ,no am5dm5t to !           
con/itution %all-- 7,a7 alt] !          
republican =m ( gov]nm5t e/abli%$ by x2 
or  7,b7 aboli% any "r 9 ! bill (       

rights4  7c7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to create a   
cause ( action "u ,f$]al law ) respect  
to any claim t ! ,legislature ( ! ,virg9
 ,isl&s is 9 violation ( ! ,revis$      
,organic ,act ( ! ,virg9 ,isl&s 7#dh    
,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et seq474