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Showing: 83 changes that have become effective in the last 90 days (Fast-Track, Emergency, Final) for all agencies and boards. Where the stage type is Emergency,Emergency/NOIRA,Fast-Track,NOIRA,Proposed,Final
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Board Board of Accountancy
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Board of Accountancy Regulations
[18 VAC 5 ‑ 22]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Amendments to Education, Experience, and Substantial Equivalency Requirements (Exempt)
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/22/25
Board Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Auxiliary Grants Program
[22 VAC 30 ‑ 80]
Action: Conform Discharge and Death Notices to Align with 22VAC30-110-40
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Board Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Home Inspector Licensing Regulations
[18 VAC 15 ‑ 40]
Action: 2020-2021 General Review of Home Inspector Licensing Regulations
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/1/25
Board Auctioneers Board
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations of the Virginia Auctioneers Board
[18 VAC 25 ‑ 21]
Action: General Regulatory Reduction Initiative
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/1/25
Regulations of the Virginia Auctioneers Board
[18 VAC 25 ‑ 21]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
SB 826 Amendment
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Requirements for Virginia's Early Intervention System
[12 VAC 35 ‑ 225]
Action: Amendments Resulting from Periodic Review 2024: Adding Professions
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Certified Recovery Residences
[12 VAC 35 ‑ 260]
Action: Reporting deaths or serious injuries (Chapter 30, 2024).
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 10/9/25
Board Cemetery Board
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Cemetery Board Rules and Regulations
[18 VAC 47 ‑ 20]
Action: Cemetery Board Renewal Notifications Amendment
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 8/14/25
Board Board for Contractors
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Board for Contractors Regulations
[18 VAC 50 ‑ 22]
Action: Eligibility Requirement Amendment
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Board for Contractors Regulations
[18 VAC 50 ‑ 22]
Action: General Regulatory Reduction Initiative
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Board for Contractors Regulations
[18 VAC 50 ‑ 22]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
HB 1707 / SB 1059 Amendment
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/24/25
Board Board of Counseling
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing the Registration of Qualified Mental Health Professionals
[18 VAC 115 ‑ 80]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Amendments to QMHP regulations pursuant to HB1897
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board State Board of Education
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Licensure Regulations for School Personnel
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 23]
Action: Fast Track Regulatory Action to Implement Provisions of the Virginia Literacy Act
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Regulations Governing Adult High School Programs
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 30]
Action: Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 10/23/25
Regulations Governing Pupil Transportation
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 70]
Action: Regulatory Reduction on 8VAC20-70
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 10/23/25
Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 81]
Action: Regulatory Changes to Align with the Office of Children’s Services Regulatory Revisions
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Virginia Standards of Accreditation
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 132]
Action: Updates to the Virginia Standards of Accreditation
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Regulations Governing School Community Programs
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 180]
Action: Repeal of Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Classifications of Expenditures
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 210]
Action: Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Regulations Governing School Activity Funds
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 240]
Action: Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Regulations Governing School Lunch Sale of Food Items
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 290]
Action: Repeal Chapter 290 following periodic review
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Regulations Governing Physical and Health Education
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 320]
Action: Repeal of Chapter 320 following periodic review
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Regulations Governing School Boards Local
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 490]
Action: Repeal and Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Regulations Governing Reduction of State Aid When Length of School Terms Below 180 Teaching Days or 990 Teaching Hours
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 521]
Action: Repeal of 8VAC20-521 Following Periodic Review and Amendment of 8VAC20-510
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 543]
Action: Changes to Conform with the Virginia Literacy Act
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Regulations Governing the Operation of Private Day Schools for Students with Disabilities and Educational Programs Offered in Group Homes and Residential Facilities in the Commonwealth
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 671]
Action: Action to Align 8VAC20-671 with Chapter 172 of the 2021 Acts of the Assembly Special Session 1
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Regulations Governing Unexcused Absences and Truancy
[8 VAC 20 ‑ 730]
Action: Repeal Chapter 730 and Amend Chapter 720 Following Periodic Review
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Board Department of Energy
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Safety and Health Regulations for Mineral Mining
[4 VAC 25 ‑ 40]
Action: National Electrical Code DIBR VAC Removal
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 8/28/25
Board Department of Forestry
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Virginia State Forest Regulations
[4 VAC 10 ‑ 30]
Action: Proposed Regulatory Reduction Action under Executive Order 19
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 10/9/25
Board State Board of Health
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 90]
Action: Amendment to comply with changes in public health practice
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/10/25
Regulations for Disease Reporting and Control
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 90]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Amend Regulations to Conform to Chapter 375 of the 2024 Virginia Acts of Assembly
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/24/25
Regulations for the Licensure of Hospitals in Virginia
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 410]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Amend Regulation after Enactment of Chapters 207, 249, 441, and 505 of the 2024 Acts of Assembly
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/24/25
Rainwater Harvesting Systems Regulations
[12 VAC 5 ‑ 635]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Amend Regulation to Revise Rain Barrel Definition
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/8/25
Board State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing the Certification of Certain Institutions to Confer Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
[8 VAC 40 ‑ 31]
Action: Regulatory Reduction 2024
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/11/25
Board Board of Historic Resources
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing Contextualization of Monuments or Memorials for Certain War Veterans
[17 VAC 5 ‑ 40]
Action: Promulgation of Regulations Governing Contextualization of Monuments or Memorials for Certain War Veterans
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board Board of Housing and Community Development
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Rules and Regulations for the Virginia Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
[13 VAC 5 ‑ 175]
Action: Repeal Obsolete Rules and Regulations for the Virginia Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 11/6/25
Board Department (Board) of Juvenile Justice
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing Juvenile Record Information and the Virginia Juvenile Justice Information System
[6 VAC 35 ‑ 160]
Action: Fast-Track Action to Remove a Document Incorporated by Reference from 6VAC35-160
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/15/25
Board Virginia Lottery Board
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Licensing Regulations
[11 VAC 5 ‑ 31]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Legislative Mandate - Gaming; posting of problem gambling helpline information
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/22/25
Lottery Game Regulations
[11 VAC 5 ‑ 41]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Legislative Mandate - Virginia Lottery; disclosure of identity of winners
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/22/25
Board Marine Resources Commission
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Establishment of Oyster Sanctuary Areas
[4 VAC 20 ‑ 650]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
4VAC20-650-10 et seq. Establishment of Oyster Sanctuary Areas
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/31/25
Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest
[4 VAC 20 ‑ 720]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/31/25
Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest
[4 VAC 20 ‑ 720]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Pertaining to Restrictions on Oyster Harvest
Stage: Emergency - Effective Date: 10/1/25
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: Preventive Services
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Board Board of Medicine
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Midwives
[18 VAC 85 ‑ 130]
Action: General disclosure requirement amendment consistent with statutory changes
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/11/25
Board Board of Nursing
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Certified Midwives
[18 VAC 90 ‑ 70]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Changes to LCM practice agreement requirements pursuant to 2025 General Assembly
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board Board of Optometry
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations of the Virginia Board of Optometry
[18 VAC 105 ‑ 20]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Removal of TPA formulary and formulary committee pursuant to SB1081
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board Board of Pharmacy
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations for Delegation to an Agency Subordinate
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 15]
Action: Amendment to allow agency subordinates to hear credentials cases
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 10/9/25
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
Action: Allowance for centralized warehouser or wholesale distributor to verify Schedule VI drugs for automated dispensing devices in hospitals
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/27/25
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
Action: Pharmacy working conditions
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/27/25
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Conformity of Board scheduling to 2025 General Assembly legislation
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
May 2025 scheduling of chemicals in Schedule I
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/8/25
Regulations Governing the Licensure of Pharmacists and Registration of Pharmacy Technicians
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 21]
Action: 2023 pharmacists initiating treatment
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/24/25
Regulations Governing the Licensure of Pharmacists and Registration of Pharmacy Technicians
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 21]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Amendment to pharmacy technician training program options pursuant to 2025 legislation
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Regulations for Practitioners of the Healing Arts to Sell Controlled Substances
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 30]
Action: Action to change nurse practitioner references to advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to Ch. 183 of the 2023 General Assembly
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Regulations Governing Collaborative Practice Agreements
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 40]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Conformity of regulations to HB1582
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing Polygraph Examiners
[18 VAC 120 ‑ 30]
Action: General Review of Regulations Governing Polygraph Examiners
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Professional Soil Scientists Regulations
[18 VAC 145 ‑ 20]
Action: General Review of Professional Soil Scientists Regulations
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/1/25
Regulations Governing Certified Professional Wetland Delineators
[18 VAC 145 ‑ 30]
Action: General Review of Regulations Governing Certified Professional Wetland Delineators
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/1/25
Regulations for the Geology Certification Program
[18 VAC 145 ‑ 40]
Action: General Review of Regulations for the Geology Certification Program
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/1/25
Board Board of Psychology
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulations Governing the Practice of Psychology
[18 VAC 125 ‑ 20]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Licensing of psychological practitioners
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/1/25
Board Real Estate Board
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Virginia Real Estate Board Licensing Regulations
[18 VAC 135 ‑ 20]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Legislative Amendments
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board State Board of Social Services
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Regulation for Background Checks for Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Day Centers
[22 VAC 40 ‑ 90]
Action: Fast Track Amendments for Regulatory Reduction
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 8/15/25
Board State Board of Elections
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Campaign Finance And Political Advertisements
[1 VAC 20 ‑ 90]
Action: Campaign Finance Regulations for Print Media Advertisements
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 11/5/25
Board Department of State Police
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
[19 VAC 30 ‑ 20]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations - Summer 2025 Amendments – FINAL EXEMPT
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/1/25
Board Virginia Waste Management Board
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Hazardous Waste Management Regulations
[9 VAC 20 ‑ 60]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Annual Update 2023
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/27/25
Board State Water Control Board
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulation
[9 VAC 25 ‑ 31]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Amendments to biosolids permit requirements in response to Chapter 280 of the 2025 Acts of Assembly
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/24/25
Virginia Water Protection Permit Regulation
[9 VAC 25 ‑ 210]
Action: Amendments Establishing Criteria for Water Auditing Plans and Leak Detection and Repair Plans and Requiring Applications to Include Plans
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 8/13/25
Water Quality Standards
[9 VAC 25 ‑ 260]
Action: Rulemaking to adopt site specific selenium aquatic life criteria for four streams which are tributaries to Knox Creek in Buchanan County - See 10/20/2025 Va. Register.
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/25/25
Water Quality Management Planning Regulation
[9 VAC 25 ‑ 720]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
Amendment to add seven new TMDL wasteload allocations in the James River Basin (9VAC25-720-60 A) and Tennessee-Big Sandy River Basin (9VAC25-720-90 A)
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 10/8/25
Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation
[9 VAC 25 ‑ 875]
Action: Amend and update the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation to correct technical errors
Stage: Fast-Track - Effective Date: 8/14/25
Board Board of Wildlife Resources
Chapter Action / Stage Information
Definitions and Miscellaneous: In General
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 20]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Definitions and Miscellaneous: Importation, Possession, Sale, etc., of Animals
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 30]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: In General
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 40]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: Bear
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 50]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: Bobcat
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 70]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: Deer
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 90]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: Opossum
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 160]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: Otter
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 170]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: Raccoon
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 210]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: Turkey
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 240]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Game: Waterfowl and Waterfowl Blinds
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 260]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Watercraft: Boating Safety Education
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 410]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
Watercraft: Safety Equipment Requirements
[4 VAC 15 ‑ 430]
Action:
This Action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
2025 Biennial Wildlife Regulation Cycle
Stage: Final - Effective Date: 9/1/25
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