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Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects
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Comments 		HB 2154 General Notice (Architect Training Alternative)
HB 2154 General Notice (Architect Training Alternative)
 
 
 Closes: 6/17/25
1 comments
Last comment: 5/20/25 2:16 pm
 
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
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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 		Esthetics Regulations
Action: General Review of the Esthetics Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/20/25
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Board for Branch Pilots
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Comments 		Board for Branch Pilots Regulations
Action: General Review of Board for Branch Pilots Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/6/25
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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 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 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
Action: Implementation of the ASLP Compact
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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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
1 comments
Last comment: 6/2/25 11:53 am
 
Board of Dentistry
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry
Action: Training and supervision of digital scan technicians
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
1 comments
Last comment: 5/29/25 4:29 pm
 
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
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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 		Amount, Duration, and Scope of Medical and Remedial Care and Services
Action: Repeal of Case Management Services for Recipients of Auxiliary Grants
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/4/25
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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
26 comments
Last comment: 6/3/25 12:02 am
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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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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Acupuncturists
Action: Implementation of 2022 Periodic Review for Chapter 110
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Midwives
Action: Implementation of 2022 Periodic Review for Chapter 130
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Behavior Analysis
Action: Implementation of 2022 Periodic Review for Chapter 150
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Genetic Counselors
Action: Implementation of 2022 Periodic Review for Chapter 170
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Board of Optometry
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Comments 		Regulations of the Virginia Board of Optometry
Action: Addition of NPDB report to licensure by endorsement process
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 6/4/25
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Board of Pharmacy
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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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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Licensure of Pharmacists and Registration of Pharmacy Technicians
Action: Repeal of outdated sections
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Board of Physical Therapy
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy
Action: Regulatory reduction
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Board of Social Work
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work
Pre-supervisory licensure applications prior to graduation
 
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Board of Wildlife Resources
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Comments 		Definitions and Miscellaneous: In General
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Definitions and Miscellaneous: Importation, Possession, Sale, etc., of Animals
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: In General
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: Bear
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: Bobcat
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: Deer
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: Opossum
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: Otter
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: Raccoon
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: Turkey
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Game: Waterfowl and Waterfowl Blinds
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Watercraft: Boating Safety Education
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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Comments 		Watercraft: Safety Equipment Requirements
Action: 2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/3/25
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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 Criminal Justice Services
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Comments 		Public Participation Guidelines
 
 
 Closes: 6/9/25
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Comments 		Rules Relating to Certification of Criminal Justice Instructors
 
 
 Closes: 6/9/25
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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 		Small Renewable Energy Projects (Solar) Permit by Rule
Action: Amend 9 VAC 15-60 to comport with the requirements of Chapter 688 of the 2022 Acts of Assembly
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Comments 		Small Renewable Energy Projects (Solar) Permit by Rule
Action: Amend 9VAC15-60 to include mitigation for forest cores
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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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 		Land Use Permit Regulations
Action: NOIRA and Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 6/6/25
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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
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Last comment: 5/26/25 12:21 pm
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Comments 		Regulations for Children's Residential Facilities
Action: Noncontroversial Regulatory Reductions per ED1
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/5/25
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Comments 		Rules and Regulations For Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Action: Noncontroversial Regulatory Reductions per ED1
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/5/25
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Last comment: 4/21/25 2:12 pm
 
State Board of Health
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Comments 		Virginia Hearing Impairment Identification and Monitoring System
Action: Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Comments 		Regulation for the Licensure of Nursing Facilities
Action: Repeal Ch 371 and Replace Following Assessment and Receipt of Public Comment
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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Comments 		Regulations for the Licensure of Hospitals in Virginia
Action: Repeal and Replace Hospital Regulation following Periodic Review
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 6/18/25
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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 		Child Support Enforcement Program
Action: Implement Periodic Review Recommendations
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 6/4/25
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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
12 comments
Last comment: 6/2/25 10:47 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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