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Board for Contractors
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Comments 		Individual License and Certification Regulations
Action: Continuing Education Amendment
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Comments 		Individual License and Certification Regulations
Action: General Regulatory Reduction Initiative
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Board for Waste Management Facility Operators
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Comments 		Waste Management Facility Operators Regulations
Action: General Regulatory Reduction Initiative
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/11/24
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Board of Counseling
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Professional Counseling
Petition to allow residents in counseling to directly bill for services and directly receive payments from clients
 
 
 Closes: 8/28/24
92 comments
Last comment: 8/24/24 10:13 am
 
Board of Dentistry
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Dentistry
Action: Expansion and clarification of refresher courses required for reinstatement of a license
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
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Comments 		Regulations of the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Action: Adjustment of requirements related to documentation of continuing education pursuant to 2022 legislation
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Board of Housing and Community Development
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Comments 		Public Comment Opportunity - Planning District Boundary Review
Public Comment Opportunity - Planning District Boundary Review
 
 
 Closes: 10/25/24
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Board of Medical Assistance Services
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Comments 		Notice of Public Comment Period: 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers
Notice of Public Comment Period: 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers
 
 
 Closes: 9/6/24
38 comments
Last comment: 8/23/24 2:14 pm
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Comments 		Standards Established and Methods Used to Assure High Quality Care
Action: Repeal of the Documents Incorporated by Reference – Chapter 60
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Board of Physical Therapy
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy
Action: Regulatory reduction
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/11/24
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy
Action: Regulatory amendment to allow agency subordinates to hear credentials cases
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Board of Psychology
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Psychology
Require 400 as passing score on national examination in regulatory language and eliminate the two year requirement for passage prior to application
 
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
23 comments
Last comment: 8/19/24 2:40 pm
 
Board of Veterinary Medicine
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine
Action: Regulatory amendments to allow agency subordinates to hear credentials cases
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Comments 		Regulations Governing the Practice of Veterinary Medicine
Action: Implementation of 2022 Periodic Review Changes
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Board of Wildlife Resources
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Comments 		Definitions and Miscellaneous: In General
Action: Amending sections 50 and 130 of Chapter 20.   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/10/24
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Comments 		Fish: Fishing Generally
Action: Changes to creel and length limits for certain fish (Section 25).   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/10/24
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Comments 		Fish: Trout Fishing
Action: Trout fishing: Amending Chapter 330 sections 150 and 160.   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/10/24
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Comments 		Fish: Aquatic Invertebrates, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Nongame Fish
Action: Removing species of bullhead from ability to take (Section 10).   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/10/24
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Comments 		Watercraft: Motorboat Numbering
Action: Ch. 380 - Amending sections 30 and 40.   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/10/24
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Comments 		Watercraft: Safe and Reasonable Operation of Vessels
Action: Amending sections 10, 85, and 140 of Chapter 390.   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/10/24
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Comments 		Watercraft: Navigation Lights and Shapes
Action: Amending section 10 of Chapter 420.   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/10/24
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Commission On Local Government
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Comments 		Public Comment Opportunity - Planning District Boundary Review
Public Comment Opportunity - Planning District Boundary Review
 
 
 Closes: 10/25/24
1 comments
Last comment: 8/14/24 1:41 pm
 
Common Interest Community Board
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Comments 		Common Interest Community Association Registration Regulations
Action: General Review of Common Interest Community Association Registration Regulations
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 8/28/24
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Department of Energy
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Comments 		Public Comment Opportunity - Incentives for Shared Solar Projects
Public Comment Opportunity - Incentives for Shared Solar Projects
 
 
 Closes: 9/27/24
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Department of Motor Vehicles
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Comments 		Permit Regulations
Action: Amend Permit Regulations to remove outdated requirements
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Department of Taxation
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Comments 		Retail Sales and Use Tax
Action: Fast-Track Regulatory Action to Reduce Regulatory Burdens
Stage: Fast-Track
 
 Closes: 9/13/24
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Forensic Science Board
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Comments 		Regulations for the Approval of Marijuana Field Tests for Detection of Marijuana Plant Material
Action: Amendments to Permit the Approval of Alternative Field Tests and Mobile Instruments
Stage: Final
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Manufactured Housing Board
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Comments 		Public Comment Opportunity - Planning District Boundary Review
Public Comment Opportunity - Planning District Boundary Review
 
 
 Closes: 10/25/24
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State Board of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
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Comments 		Chapter 105 DRAFT Noncontroversial Regulatory Reductions
Chapter 105 DRAFT Noncontroversial Regulatory Reductions
 
 
 Closes: 9/6/24
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Last comment: 8/19/24 10:30 am
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Comments 		Chapter 46 DRAFT Noncontroversial Regulatory Reductions
Chapter 46 DRAFT Noncontroversial Regulatory Reductions
 
 
 Closes: 9/6/24
1 comments
Last comment: 8/7/24 10:39 am
 
State Board of Elections
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Comments 		Campaign Finance And Political Advertisements
Action: Campaign Finance Regulations for Print Media Advertisements
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/13/24
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State Board of Social Services
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Comments 		Standards for Licensed Assisted Living Facilities
Action: Minimum Liability Insurance for Assisted Living Facilities
Stage: Emergency/NOIRA
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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State Water Control Board
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Comments 		General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Watershed Permit Regulation for Total Nitrogen and Total Phosphorus Discharges and Nutrient Trading in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in Virginia
Action: CH 820-2026 Amendment and Reissuance of the Existing Regulation   This action is exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 9/11/24
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Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of Directors
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Comments 		Procedural Rules for the Conduct of Hearings Before the Board and Its Hearing Officers
Action: Chapter 10 Regulatory Reform and Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/11/24
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Comments 		Advertising
Action: Chapter 20 Regulatory Reform and Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/27/24
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Comments 		Tied-House
Action: Chapter 30 Regulatory Reform and Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/11/24
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Comments 		Requirements for Product Approval
Action: Chapter 40 Regulatory Reform and Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/27/24
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Comments 		Retail Operations
Action: Chapter 50 Regulatory Reform and Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/27/24
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Comments 		Manufacturers and Wholesalers Operations
Action: Chapter 60 Regulatory Reform and Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 10/11/24
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Comments 		Other Provisions
Action: Chapter 70 Regulatory Reform and Periodic Review
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/27/24
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Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors
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Comments 		Home Inspector Licensing Regulations
Action: 2020-2021 General Review of Home Inspector Licensing Regulations
Stage: Proposed
 
 Closes: 9/27/24
3 comments
Last comment: 8/21/24 1:42 pm
 
Virginia Racing Commission
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Comments 		Historical Horse Racing
Action: To Amend Regulations Pertaining to Simulcast Operations
Stage: Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
 
 Closes: 8/28/24
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