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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 873<\/a> and 916<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65304,"section_number":"10.1-104.9","catch_line":"Regulations under this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-104.9\/"},{"id":57864,"section_number":"10.1-1308","catch_line":"Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1308\/"},{"id":79050,"section_number":"2.2-4007.04","catch_line":"Economic impact analysis","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4007.04\/"},{"id":62113,"section_number":"2.2-4012.1","catch_line":"Fast-track rulemaking process","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4012.1\/"},{"id":66879,"section_number":"3.2-5121","catch_line":"Authority to adopt regulations; conformity with federal regulations; hearings; enforcement of article; review of regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5121\/"},{"id":77747,"section_number":"32.1-325","catch_line":"Board to submit plan for medical assistance services to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to federal law; administration of plan; contracts with health care providers","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-325\/"},{"id":56754,"section_number":"35.1-14","catch_line":"Regulations governing restaurants; advisory standards for exempt entities","order_by":null,"url":"\/35.1-14\/"},{"id":65476,"section_number":"63.2-217","catch_line":"Board to adopt regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-217\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79050,"section_number":"2.2-4007.04","catch_line":"Economic impact analysis","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4007.04\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176779,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68425,"identifier":"2.2-4007.05","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4007.05","url":"\/2.2-4007.05\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4007.05\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4007.05","dublin_core":{"Title":"Submission of proposed regulations to the Registrar","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4007.05","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Before promulgating any regulation<\/span> under consideration, the agency<\/span> shall deliver a copy of that regulation<\/span> to the Registrar<\/span> together with a summary of the regulation<\/span> and a separate and concise statement of (i) the basis of the regulation<\/span>, defined as the statutory authority for promulgating the regulation<\/span>, including an identification of the section number and a brief<\/span> statement relating the content of the statutory authority to the specific regulation<\/span> proposed; (ii) the purpose of the regulation<\/span>, defined as the rationale or justification for the new provisions of the regulation<\/span>, from the standpoint of the public’s health, safety, or welfare; (iii) the substance of the regulation<\/span>, defined as the identification and explanation of the key provisions of the regulation<\/span> that make changes to the current status of the law<\/span>; (iv) the issues<\/span> of the regulation<\/span>, defined as the primary advantages and disadvantages for the public, and as applicable for the agency<\/span> or the state, of implementing the new regulatory provisions; and (v) the agency<\/span>’s response to the economic impact analysis submitted by the Department of Planning and Budget pursuant to \u00a7 2.2-4007.04<\/a>. Any economic impact estimate included in the agency<\/span>’s response shall represent the agency<\/span>’s best estimate for the purposes of public review and comment, but the accuracy of the estimate shall in no way affect the validity of the regulation<\/span>. Staff as designated by the Code Commission shall review proposed regulation<\/span> submission packages to ensure that the requirements of this subsection are met prior to publication of the proposed regulation<\/span> in the Register. The summary; the statement of the basis, purpose, substance, and issues<\/span>; the economic impact analysis; and the agency<\/span>’s response shall be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations<\/span> and be available on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall<\/span>, together with the notice of opportunity for oral or written submittals on the proposed regulation<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUBMISSION OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS TO THE REGISTRAR (\u00a7 2.2-4007.05)\n\nBefore promulgating any regulation under consideration, the agency shall deliver\na copy of that regulation to the Registrar together with a summary of the\nregulation and a separate and concise statement of (i) the basis of the\nregulation, defined as the statutory authority for promulgating the regulation,\nincluding an identification of the section number and a brief statement relating\nthe content of the statutory authority to the specific regulation proposed; (ii)\nthe purpose of the regulation, defined as the rationale or justification for the\nnew provisions of the regulation, from the standpoint of the public’s\nhealth, safety, or welfare; (iii) the substance of the regulation, defined as\nthe identification and explanation of the key provisions of the regulation that\nmake changes to the current status of the law; (iv) the issues of the\nregulation, defined as the primary advantages and disadvantages for the public,\nand as applicable for the agency or the state, of implementing the new\nregulatory provisions; and (v) the agency’s response to the economic\nimpact analysis submitted by the Department of Planning and Budget pursuant to\n\u00a7 2.2-4007.04. Any economic impact estimate included in the agency’s\nresponse shall represent the agency’s best estimate for the purposes of\npublic review and comment, but the accuracy of the estimate shall in no way\naffect the validity of the regulation. Staff as designated by the Code\nCommission shall review proposed regulation submission packages to ensure that\nthe requirements of this subsection are met prior to publication of the proposed\nregulation in the Register. The summary; the statement of the basis, purpose,\nsubstance, and issues; the economic impact analysis; and the agency’s\nresponse shall be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations and be\navailable on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall, together with the notice of\nopportunity for oral or written submittals on the proposed regulation.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, cc. 873, 916.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}