The Virginia State Bar is seeking comments on proposed amendments to the supreme court rules and bylaws of the council, which adds a lay member to the Committee on Lawyer Discipline, the bar announced in a statement Thursday.

The proposed amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Part 6, Section IV, Paragraph 13-5, and the Bylaws of the VSB Council, Part II, Article VIII, Section 2, seek to add a lay member to the attorney disciplinary committee.