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Showing: 40 changes that have become effective in the last 90 days (Fast-Track, Emergency, Final) for all agencies and boards.
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Board Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations for Enforcement of the Noxious Weeds Law
[2 VAC 5 ‑ 317]
Action: Amend noxious weeds list
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/23/20
Regulations for the Enforcement of the Endangered Plant and Insect Species Act
[2 VAC 5 ‑ 320]
Action: Amend lists of endangered and threatened plant and insect species
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/20/20
Regulations Governing the Cooling, Storing, Sampling and Transporting of Milk
[2 VAC 5 ‑ 501]
Action: Adopt 2017 Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and update Virginia-specific provisions
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/4/20
Board Air Pollution Control Board
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulation for Emissions Trading
[9 VAC 5 ‑ 140]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Amend CO2 Budget Trading Program to comport with RGGI Model Rule as required by Chapter 1219, 2020 A
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/10/20
Board Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Directors
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Retail Operations
[3 VAC 5 ‑ 50]
Action: 30 Minute Rule for Mixed Beverage Licensees
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 8/8/20
Retail Operations
[3 VAC 5 ‑ 50]
Action: Confectionery License
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/23/20
Other Provisions
[3 VAC 5 ‑ 70]
Action: Internet Beer Retailer
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 8/8/20
Games of Skill [Under development]
[3 VAC 5 ‑ 80]
Action: Games of Skill
Stage: Emergency - Effective Date: 7/1/20
Board Board for Barbers and Cosmetology
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Board for Barbers and Cosmetology Rules and Regulations
[18 VAC 41 ‑ 20]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Extend Temporary Fee Reduction
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/20
Board State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Rules and Regulations For Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
[12 VAC 35 ‑ 105]
Action: Compliance with Virginia’s Settlement Agreement with US DOJ
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/1/20
Board Board of Dentistry
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry
[18 VAC 60 ‑ 21]
Action: Change in renewal schedule
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/19/20
Board State Board of Education
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 131]
Action: Amendments to permit students entering the ninth grade prior to the 2018-19 school year to be awarded locally-awarded verified credit in English and mathematics when certain Board of Education-established criteria are met.
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 6/25/20
Regulations Governing the Employment of Professional Personnel
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 441]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Exempt Action to the Employment of Professional Personnel Regulations to Conform with 2020 Legis.
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/14/20
Board State Board of Health
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Virginia Hearing Impairment Identification and Monitoring System
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 80]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Amend regulations to include screening for congenital cytomegalovirus in newborns who fail the newborn hearing screen
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/20
Regulations for the Licensure of Nursing Facilities
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 371]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Amend Regulation to Conform to Chapter 846 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/6/20
Regulations for the Licensure of Hospices
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 391]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Amend Regulation to Conform to Chapter 846 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/6/20
Regulations for the Licensure of Hospitals in Virginia
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 410]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Amend Regulation to Conform to Chapters 714 and 942 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/6/20
Regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities [REPEALED]
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 412]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Repeal Regulation to Conform to Chapters 898 and 899 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/8/20
Board Board of Housing and Community Development
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code
[13 VAC 5 ‑ 63]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Cooling Temperature Amendment Part 2 of 2 - Permanent Replacement Regulation
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/17/20
Board Board of Medical Assistance Services
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Amount, Duration, and Scope of Medical and Remedial Care and Services
[12 VAC 30 ‑ 50]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Federal Changes to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/16/20
Amount, Duration, and Scope of Medical and Remedial Care and Services
[12 VAC 30 ‑ 50]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Home Health Changes Due to Federal Regulatory Change
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/19/20
Board Board of Nursing
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing the Licensure of Nurse Practitioners
[18 VAC 90 ‑ 30]
Action: Autonomous practice
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/22/20
Board Board of Optometry
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations of the Virginia Board of Optometry
[18 VAC 105 ‑ 20]
Action: Waiver for e-prescribing
Stage: Emergency/NOIRA - Effective Date: 7/22/20
Board Board of Pharmacy
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Placement of chemicals in Schedule I
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/5/20
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Scheduling for conformity to DEA scheduling
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/5/20
Regulations Governing Pharmaceutical Processors
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 60]
Action: Prohibition of products for vaping or inhalation with vitamin E acetate
Stage: Emergency/NOIRA - Effective Date: 8/5/20
Board Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing Polygraph Examiners
[18 VAC 120 ‑ 30]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
2020 Temporary Fee Reduction
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/1/20
Regulations for Natural Gas Motor Vehicle Mechanics and Technicians
[18 VAC 120 ‑ 50]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Repeal of Regulations Governing Natural Gas Automobile Mechanics and Technicians
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/14/20
Board Virginia Racing Commission
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Pertaining to Horse Racing With Pari-Mutuel Wagering: Entries
[11 VAC 10 ‑ 110]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
To Amend Regulations Pertaining to Entries
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/27/20
Regulations Pertaining to Horse Racing With Pari-Mutuel Wagering: Claiming Races
[11 VAC 10 ‑ 120]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
To Amend Regulations Pertaining to Claiming Races
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/27/20
Medication
[11 VAC 10 ‑ 180]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
To Amend Regulations Pertaining to Medication
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/27/20
Board State Board of Social Services
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Child Care Program
[22 VAC 40 ‑ 665]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Amend First Aid Training Provisions for Subsidy Vendors
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/19/20
Board Department of State Police
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
[19 VAC 30 ‑ 20]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations - Winter 2020 Amendments - FINAL
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 7/1/20
Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Rules and Regulations
[19 VAC 30 ‑ 70]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Rules and Regulations-Summer 2020 Amendments - FINAL
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/4/20
Regulations Governing Purchases of Handguns Within a 30-Day Period
[19 VAC 30 ‑ 101]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Promulgate Regulations Governing Purchases of Handguns Within a 30-Day Period - 2020
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/20/20
Board Department of Transportation
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Solicitation and Use of VDOT Buildings and Grounds for Nonwork Purposes
[24 VAC 30 ‑ 17]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Repeals
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/3/20
Procedures for Inclusion of Routes Into the Non-Interstate Qualifying Network and Virginia Access Systems
[24 VAC 30 ‑ 570]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
CH 0570 Repeal Procedures for Inclusion of Routes in NIQN and VAS
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/3/20
Board State Water Control Board
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Occoquan Policy
[9 VAC 25 ‑ 410]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
Exempt action to update citations and names
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/2/20
Water Quality Management Planning Regulation
[9 VAC 25 ‑ 720]
Action:
This action is exempt from the executive branch review process.
June 2020 Amendment to add eleven new TMDL waste load allocations in the Potomac-Shenandoah River Basin (9VAC25-720-50.A) and James River Basin (9VAC25-720-60.A)
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/2/20
Certification of Nonpoint Source Nutrient Credits (formerly 4VAC50-80)
[9 VAC 25 ‑ 900]
Action: Promulgate new Nutrient Trading Certification Regulations
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/20
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