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Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects Regulations [18 VAC 10 ‑ 20]

Action:

General Review of Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, ...

Action 6394 / Stage 11045

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Documents
Final Text	1/14/2026 1:07 pm
Agency Background Document	12/2/2025
ORM Economic Review Form	12/2/2025
Attorney General Certification	12/2/2025
Governor's Review Memo	12/23/2025

Status
Changes to Text	Changes have been made to the text since the proposed stage was last published in the Register.
Attorney General Review	Submitted to OAG: 12/2/2025 Review Completed: 12/2/2025 Result: Certified
DPB Review	Submitted on 12/2/2025 Review Completed: 12/17/2025
Secretary Review	Secretary of Labor Review Completed: 12/18/2025
Governor's Review	ORM Review Completed: 12/23/2025 Governor Review Completed: 12/23/2025 Result: Approved
Virginia Registrar	Submitted on 1/14/2026 The Virginia Register of Regulations Will be published on 2/9/2026 Volume: 42 Issue: 13
Comment Period	A public comment forum will open on 2/9/2026 and remain open through 3/11/2026
Effective Date	3/11/2026

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Kathleen R. Nosbisch / Executive Director
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23233
Email Address:	apelscidla@dpor.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)367-8514 FAX: (866)465-6206 TDD: ()-

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Action 6394:

General Review of Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects Regulations

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage Type	Status
NOIRA (10297)	Stage complete. Comment period ended 07/03/2024.
Proposed (10781)	Stage complete. Comment period ended 10/10/2025.
Final (11045)	Submitted to the Registrar and awaiting publication (02/09/2026).

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