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This law was first created in 1984. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 5 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. Unfortunately, the 1984 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1985, chapter 602; in 1989, chapter 71; in 1991, chapter 488; in 1993, chapters 898 and 944; in 1994, chapter 938<\/a>; in 1995, chapters 25<\/a>, 677<\/a>, 717<\/a>, and 790<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 87<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 241<\/a>, 391<\/a>, and 747<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 224<\/a>; in 2005, chapters 619<\/a> and 682<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 873<\/a> and 916<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61832,"section_number":"2.2-4007.07","catch_line":"State Air Pollution Control Board; variances","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4007.07\/"},{"id":76510,"section_number":"2.2-4007.1","catch_line":"Regulatory flexibility for small businesses; periodic review of regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4007.1\/"},{"id":53967,"section_number":"2.2-4031","catch_line":"Publication of Virginia Register of Regulations; exceptions; notice of public hearings of proposed regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4031\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":176755,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58015,"identifier":"2.2-4007","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4007","url":"\/2.2-4007\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4007\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4007","dublin_core":{"Title":"Petitions for new or amended regulations; opportunity for public comment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4007","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person may petition<\/span> an agency<\/span> to request the agency<\/span> to develop a new regulation<\/span> or amend<\/span> an existing regulation<\/span>. The petition<\/span> shall state (i) the substance and purpose of the rulemaking that is requested, including reference to any applicable Virginia Administrative Code sections, and (ii) reference to the legal authority of the agency<\/span> to take the action requested. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Within 14 days of receiving a petition<\/span>, the agency<\/span> shall send a notice identifying the petitioner, the nature of the petitioner’s request and the agency<\/span>’s plan for disposition<\/span> of the petition<\/span> to the Registrar<\/span> for publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of subsection B of § 2.2-4031<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A 21-day period for acceptance of written public comment on the petition<\/span> shall be provided after publication in the Virginia Register. The agency<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a written decision to grant or deny the petitioner’s request within 90 days following the close of the comment period. However, if the rulemaking authority is vested in an entity that has not met within that 90-day period, the entity shall issue<\/span> a written decision no later than 14 days after it next meets. The written decision issued by the agency<\/span> shall include a statement of its reasons and shall be submitted to the Registrar<\/span> for publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations<\/span>. Agency<\/span> decisions to initiate or not initiate rulemaking in response to petitions<\/span> shall not be subject to judicial review. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPETITIONS FOR NEW OR AMENDED REGULATIONS; OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (\u00a7\n2.2-4007)\n\nA. Any person may petition an agency to request the agency to develop a new\nregulation or amend an existing regulation. The petition shall state (i) the\nsubstance and purpose of the rulemaking that is requested, including reference\nto any applicable Virginia Administrative Code sections, and (ii) reference to\nthe legal authority of the agency to take the action requested.\n\nB. Within 14 days of receiving a petition, the agency shall send a notice\nidentifying the petitioner, the nature of the petitioner’s request and the\nagency’s plan for disposition of the petition to the Registrar for\npublication in the Virginia Register of Regulations in accordance with the\nprovisions of subsection B of § 2.2-4031.\n\nC. A 21-day period for acceptance of written public comment on the petition\nshall be provided after publication in the Virginia Register. The agency shall\nissue a written decision to grant or deny the petitioner’s request within\n90 days following the close of the comment period. However, if the rulemaking\nauthority is vested in an entity that has not met within that 90-day period, the\nentity shall issue a written decision no later than 14 days after it next meets.\nThe written decision issued by the agency shall include a statement of its\nreasons and shall be submitted to the Registrar for publication in the Virginia\nRegister of Regulations. Agency decisions to initiate or not initiate rulemaking\nin response to petitions shall not be subject to judicial review.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 5, \u00a7 9-6.14:7.1; 1985, c. 602; 1989, c. 71; 1991, c. 488;\n1993, cc. 898, 944; 1994, c. 938; 1995, cc. 25, 677, 717, 790; 1997, c. 87;\n2001, c. 844; 2002, cc. 241, 391, 747; 2003, c. 224; 2005, cc. 619, 682; 2007,\ncc. 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}}