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Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects
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Comments 		Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects Regulations
Action: Fee Adjustment
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
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Comments 		Barbering and Cosmetology Regulations
Action: Board for Barbers and Cosmetology Fee Adjustment
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Comments 		Barbering and Cosmetology Regulations
Action: General Review of Barbering and Cosmetology Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/20/25
1 comments
Last comment: 5/29/25 4:02 pm
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Comments 		Tattooing Regulations
Action: General Review of Tattooing Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 8/15/25
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Comments 		Esthetics Regulations
Action: General Review of the Esthetics Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/20/25
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Board for Contractors
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Comments 		Board for Contractors Regulations
Action: Board for Contractors Fee Adjustment
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians
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Comments 		Hearing Aid Specialists Regulations
Action: General Review of Hearing Aid Specialists Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 7/4/25
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Comments 		Opticians Regulations
Action: General Review of Opticians Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/20/25
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Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists
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Comments 		Professional Soil Scientists Regulations
Action: Fee Adjustment
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals
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Comments 		Onsite Sewage System Professionals Licensing Regulations
Action: General Review of Onsite Sewage System Professionals Licensing Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 7/18/25
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Board of Accountancy
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Comments 		Board of Accountancy Regulations
Action: Amendments to Fee Structure, Firm Ownership, and Principal Place of Business
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Comments 		Board of Accountancy Regulations
Action: Amendments to Education, Experience, and Substantial Equivalency Requirements
Stage: Emergency/NOIRA
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Board of Counseling
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling
Action: Requirement for supervisors to submit evaluations and confirm resident hours within a set timeframe
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
3 comments
Last comment: 6/19/25 12:35 am
 
Board of Housing and Community Development
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Comments 		Virginia Amusement Device Regulations
Action: Review and Update of the Virginia Amusement Device Regulations (VADR)   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 12/2/25
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Comments 		Virginia Statewide Fire Prevention Code
Action: Review and Update of the Statewide Fire Prevention Code (SFPC)   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 12/2/25
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Comments 		Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code
Action: Review and Update of the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC)   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 12/2/25
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Comments 		Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations
Action: Review and Update of the Industrialized Building Safety Regulations (IBSR)   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 12/2/25
1 comments
Last comment: 6/11/25 1:50 pm
 
Board of Medical Assistance Services
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Comments 		Public Notice - Intent to Amend State Plan - 2025 Institutional Provider Reimbursement Changes
Public Notice - Intent to Amend State Plan - 2025 Institutional Provider Reimbursement Changes
 
 
 Closes: 6/29/25
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Comments 		Public Notice - Intent to Amend State Plan - 2025 Non-Institutional Provider Reimbursement Changes
Public Notice - Intent to Amend State Plan - 2025 Non-Institutional Provider Reimbursement Changes
 
 
 Closes: 6/29/25
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Comments 		Public Comment - Eligibility - Draft Transmittal
Public Comment - Eligibility - Draft Transmittal
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Board of Medicine
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Comments 		Regulations Governing Prescribing of Opioids and Buprenorphine
Request to amend regulations pertaining to prescribing buprenorphine
 
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
53 comments
Last comment: 6/16/25 3:15 pm
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physician Assistants
Action: Implementation of Periodic Review for Chapter 50
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
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Board of Pharmacy
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
Action: Amendment to clarify application of 18VAC110-20-735
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
Action: Exclusion of private dwellings or residences from operating locations of controlled substance registrations (CSRs)
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
Action: Removal of chemicals and drugs currently listed in both regulation and the Code of Virginia
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
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Cemetery Board
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Comments 		Cemetery Board Rules and Regulations
Action: General Review of Cemetery Board Rules and Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 8/1/25
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Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
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Comments 		Standards for Classification of Real Estate As Devoted to Agricultural Use and to Horticultural Use under the Virginia Land Use Assessment Law
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Reporting Requirements for Contagious and Infectious Diseases of Livestock and Poultry in Virginia
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Rules and Regulations Governing the Prevention, Control and Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in Virginia
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Control and Eradication of Pullorum Disease and Fowl Typhoid in Poultry Flocks and Hatcheries and Products Thereof in Virginia
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Health Requirements Governing the Admission of Agricultural Animals, Companion Animals, and Other Animals or Birds Into Virginia
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Rules and Regulations for the Registration of Poultry Dealers
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Regulation for Scrapie Eradication
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Rules and Regulations-Official Standards for Enforcement of the Virginia Apples: Grading, Packing, and Marking Law
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Regulations for Enforcement of the Noxious Weeds Law
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Rules and Regulations for Enforcement of the Virginia Pest Law - Cotton Boll Weevil Quarantine
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Comments 		Rules Governing the Solicitation of Contributions
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Comments 		Notice of Public Comment - Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund Manual
Notice of Public Comment - Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund Manual
 
 
 Closes: 7/6/25
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Comments 		Public Comment Notice: Round 6 Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF) Draft Manual
Public Comment Notice: Round 6 Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF) Draft Manual
 
 
 Closes: 7/17/25
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Department of Energy
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Comments 		Virginia Gas and Oil Board Regulations
Action: Regulatory action to clarify the process for escrow and unlocatable parties.
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
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Department of Environmental Quality
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Comments 		Public Notice – Air Quality Plan
Public Notice – Air Quality Plan
 
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
1 comments
Last comment: 6/18/25 8:35 am
 
Department of General Services
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Comments 		Survey Standards for the Inspection of Hospitals for the Presence of Asbestos
Action: Repeal Survey Standards for the Inspection of Hospitals for the Presence of Asbestos
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Comments 		Survey Standards for the Inspection of Child Care Centers for the Presence of Asbestos
Action: Repeal Standards for the Inspection of Child Care Centers for the Presence of Asbestos
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
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Comments 		Regulations Governing Polygraph Examiners
Action: General Review of Regulations Governing Polygraph Examiners
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/20/25
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Department of Transportation
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Comments 		General Rules and Regulations of the Commonwealth Transportation Board
Action: Review General Rules and Regulations of the CTB
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 7/18/25
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Comments 		Vegetation Control Regulations on State Rights of Way
Action: NOIRA and Periodic Review
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
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Comments 		Standards for Use of Traffic Control Devices to Classify, Designate, Regulate, and Mark State Highways
 
 
 Closes: 6/23/25
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Real Estate Appraiser Board
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Comments 		Real Estate Appraiser Board Rules and Regulations
Action: Real Estate Appraiser Board Renewal Notifications Amendment
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
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Comments 		Appraisal Management Company Regulations
Action: General Review of Appraisal Management Company Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 8/1/25
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State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
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Comments 		Public comment to be collected on seclusion and restraint pursuant to SB569
Public comment to be collected on seclusion and restraint pursuant to SB569
 
 
 Closes: 8/8/25
3 comments
Last comment: 5/26/25 12:21 pm
 
State Board of Education
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Comments 		Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
Action: Repeal of Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Comments 		Regulations for Scoliosis Screening Program
 
 
 Closes: 7/7/25
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State Board of Health
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Comments 		Food Regulations
Action: Amend Food Regulations to conform to Chapter 853 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly; General Medication Storage
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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State Board of Local and Regional Jails
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Comments 		Regulations for Private Management and Operation of Prison Facilities
Action: Repeal Chapter 45 Regulations for Private Management and Operation of Prison Facilities
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
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State Board of Social Services
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Comments 		Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities
Action: Update Standards to Add Appeal Process for Discharges
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 8/15/25
1 comments
Last comment: 6/16/25 12:09 pm
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Comments 		Regulation for Background Checks for Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Day Centers
Action: Fast Track Amendments for Regulatory Reduction
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/16/25
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Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
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Comments 		Virginia Lead-Based Paint Activities Regulations
Action: General Review of Virginia Lead-Based Paint Activities Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 8/15/25
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Comments 		Museum and Grounds Use and Access
Action: 8VAC103-10 VMFA Grounds: Reduce and simplify outdated and redundant regulations
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
24 comments
Last comment: 6/11/25 6:28 pm
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Comments 		Parking Regulations, Appeals, and Fines
Action: Reduce and Simplify Outdated and Redundant Regulations Regarding Parking at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 7/2/25
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Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board
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Comments 		Impounding Structure Regulations
Action: Amend Provisions of Impounding Structure Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 7/4/25
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