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The Registrar shall publish any such objection received by him as soon as practicable in the Register. Within 21 days after the receipt by the promulgating agency of a legislative objection, that agency shall file a response with the Registrar, the objecting legislative committee or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, and the Governor. If a legislative objection is filed within the final adoption period, subdivision A 1 of § 2.2-4015 shall govern.B\n\nIn addition or as an alternative to the provisions of subsection A, the standing committee of both houses of the General Assembly to which matters relating to the content are most properly referable or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules may suspend the effective date of any portion or all of a final regulation with the Governor’s concurrence. The Governor and (i) the applicable standing committee of each house or (ii) the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules may direct, through a statement signed by a majority of their respective members and by the Governor, that the effective date of a portion or all of the final regulation is suspended and shall not take effect until the end of the next regular legislative session. This statement shall be transmitted to the promulgating agency and the Registrar within the 30-day final adoption period, or if a later effective date is specified by the agency the statement may be transmitted at any time prior to the specified later effective date, and shall be published in the Register.\n\t\t\tIf a bill is passed at the next regular legislative session to nullify a portion but not all of the regulation, then the promulgating agency (i) may promulgate the regulation under the provision of subdivision A 4 a of § 2.2-4006, if it makes no changes to the regulation other than those required by statutory law or (ii) shall follow the provisions of §§ 2.2-4007.01 through 2.2-4007.06, if it wishes to also make discretionary changes to the regulation. If a bill to nullify all or a portion of the suspended regulation, or to modify the statutory authority for the regulation, is not passed at the next regular legislative session, then the suspended regulation shall become effective at the conclusion of the session, unless the suspended regulation is withdrawn by the agency.C\n\nA regulation shall become effective as provided in § 2.2-4015.D\n\nThis section shall not apply to the issuance by the State Air Pollution Control Board of variances to its regulations.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":263038,"text":"After publication of the Register pursuant to § 2.2-4031, the standing committee of each house of the General Assembly to which matters relating to the content of the regulation are most properly referable or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules may meet and, during the promulgation or final adoption process, file with the Registrar and the promulgating agency an objection to a proposed or final adopted regulation. The Registrar shall publish any such objection received by him as soon as practicable in the Register. Within 21 days after the receipt by the promulgating agency of a legislative objection, that agency shall file a response with the Registrar, the objecting legislative committee or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, and the Governor. If a legislative objection is filed within the final adoption period, subdivision A 1 of § 2.2-4015 shall govern.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":263039,"text":"In addition or as an alternative to the provisions of subsection A, the standing committee of both houses of the General Assembly to which matters relating to the content are most properly referable or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules may suspend the effective date of any portion or all of a final regulation with the Governor’s concurrence. The Governor and (i) the applicable standing committee of each house or (ii) the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules may direct, through a statement signed by a majority of their respective members and by the Governor, that the effective date of a portion or all of the final regulation is suspended and shall not take effect until the end of the next regular legislative session. This statement shall be transmitted to the promulgating agency and the Registrar within the 30-day final adoption period, or if a later effective date is specified by the agency the statement may be transmitted at any time prior to the specified later effective date, and shall be published in the Register.\n\t\t\tIf a bill is passed at the next regular legislative session to nullify a portion but not all of the regulation, then the promulgating agency (i) may promulgate the regulation under the provision of subdivision A 4 a of § 2.2-4006, if it makes no changes to the regulation other than those required by statutory law or (ii) shall follow the provisions of §§ 2.2-4007.01 through 2.2-4007.06, if it wishes to also make discretionary changes to the regulation. 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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 7 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 1993, chapters 551 and 772; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 677<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 212<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 777<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 873<\/a> and 916<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 29<\/a> and 450<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":78729,"section_number":"2.2-4006","catch_line":"Exemptions from requirements of this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4006\/"},{"id":70566,"section_number":"2.2-4012","catch_line":"Purpose; adoption; effective date; filing; duties of Registrar of Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4012\/"},{"id":68772,"section_number":"2.2-4013","catch_line":"Executive review of proposed and final regulations; changes with substantial impact","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4013\/"},{"id":70514,"section_number":"2.2-4015","catch_line":"Effective date of regulation; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4015\/"},{"id":73208,"section_number":"3.2-4114.2","catch_line":"Authority of Commissioner; notice to law enforcement; report","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-4114.2\/"},{"id":77295,"section_number":"3.2-5145.5","catch_line":"Regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5145.5\/"},{"id":81091,"section_number":"3.2-5206","catch_line":"Board authorized to establish standards and adopt regulations; guidance of State Health Commissioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-5206\/"},{"id":79503,"section_number":"30-73.3","catch_line":"Powers and duties of Commission","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-73.3\/"},{"id":64137,"section_number":"4.1-1602","catch_line":"Permit to operate pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-1602\/"},{"id":60462,"section_number":"53.1-84","catch_line":"State funds available to local correctional facilities for operating costs","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-84\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78729,"section_number":"2.2-4006","catch_line":"Exemptions from requirements of this article","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4006\/"},{"id":74274,"section_number":"2.2-4007.01","catch_line":"Notice of intended regulatory action; public hearing","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4007.01\/"},{"id":84064,"section_number":"2.2-4007.06","catch_line":"Changes between proposed and final regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4007.06\/"},{"id":70514,"section_number":"2.2-4015","catch_line":"Effective date of regulation; exception","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4015\/"},{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":176827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73052,"identifier":"2.2-4014","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4014","url":"\/2.2-4014\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-4014\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/40\/2\/2.2-4014","dublin_core":{"Title":"Legislative review of proposed and final regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-4014","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> After publication of the Register pursuant to § 2.2-4031<\/a>, the standing committee of each house of the General Assembly to which matters relating to the content of the regulation<\/span> are most properly referable or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules<\/span> may meet and, during the promulgation or final adoption process, file with the Registrar<\/span> and the promulgating agency<\/span> an objection to a proposed or final adopted regulation<\/span>. The Registrar<\/span> shall publish any such objection received by him as soon as practicable in the Register. Within 21 days after the receipt by the promulgating agency<\/span> of a legislative objection, that agency<\/span> shall file a response with the Registrar<\/span>, the objecting legislative committee or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules<\/span>, and the Governor. If a legislative objection is filed within the final adoption period, subdivision A 1 of § 2.2-4015<\/a> shall govern. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition or as an alternative to the provisions of subsection A, the standing committee of both houses of the General Assembly to which matters relating to the content are most properly referable or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules<\/span> may suspend the effective date of any portion or all of a final regulation<\/span> with the Governor’s concurrence. The Governor and (i) the applicable standing committee of each house or (ii) the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules<\/span> may direct, through a statement signed by a majority of their respective members and by the Governor, that the effective date of a portion or all of the final regulation<\/span> is suspended and shall not take effect until the end of the next regular legislative session. This statement shall be transmitted to the promulgating agency<\/span> and the Registrar<\/span> within the 30-day final adoption period, or if a later effective date is specified by the agency<\/span> the statement may be transmitted at any time prior to the specified later effective date, and shall be published in the Register.\n\t\t\tIf a bill is passed at the next regular legislative session to nullify a portion but not all of the regulation<\/span>, then the promulgating agency<\/span> (i) may promulgate the regulation<\/span> under the provision of subdivision A 4 a of § 2.2-4006<\/a>, if it makes no changes to the regulation<\/span> other than those required by statutory law<\/span> or (ii) shall follow the provisions of §§ 2.2-4007.01<\/a> through 2.2-4007.06<\/a>, if it wishes to also make discretionary changes to the regulation<\/span>. If a bill to nullify all or a portion of the suspended regulation<\/span>, or to modify the statutory authority for the regulation<\/span>, is not passed at the next regular legislative session, then the suspended regulation<\/span> shall become effective at the conclusion of the session, unless the suspended regulation<\/span> is withdrawn by the agency<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A regulation<\/span> shall become effective as provided in § 2.2-4015<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> This section shall not apply to the issuance by the State Air Pollution Control Board of variances to its regulations<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF PROPOSED AND FINAL REGULATIONS (\u00a7 2.2-4014)\n\nA. After publication of the Register pursuant to § 2.2-4031, the standing\ncommittee of each house of the General Assembly to which matters relating to the\ncontent of the regulation are most properly referable or the Joint Commission on\nAdministrative Rules may meet and, during the promulgation or final adoption\nprocess, file with the Registrar and the promulgating agency an objection to a\nproposed or final adopted regulation. The Registrar shall publish any such\nobjection received by him as soon as practicable in the Register. Within 21 days\nafter the receipt by the promulgating agency of a legislative objection, that\nagency shall file a response with the Registrar, the objecting legislative\ncommittee or the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, and the Governor. If\na legislative objection is filed within the final adoption period, subdivision A\n1 of § 2.2-4015 shall govern.\n\nB. In addition or as an alternative to the provisions of subsection A, the\nstanding committee of both houses of the General Assembly to which matters\nrelating to the content are most properly referable or the Joint Commission on\nAdministrative Rules may suspend the effective date of any portion or all of a\nfinal regulation with the Governor’s concurrence. The Governor and (i) the\napplicable standing committee of each house or (ii) the Joint Commission on\nAdministrative Rules may direct, through a statement signed by a majority of\ntheir respective members and by the Governor, that the effective date of a\nportion or all of the final regulation is suspended and shall not take effect\nuntil the end of the next regular legislative session. This statement shall be\ntransmitted to the promulgating agency and the Registrar within the 30-day final\nadoption period, or if a later effective date is specified by the agency the\nstatement may be transmitted at any time prior to the specified later effective\ndate, and shall be published in the Register.\n\t\t\tIf a bill is passed at the next regular legislative session to nullify a\nportion but not all of the regulation, then the promulgating agency (i) may\npromulgate the regulation under the provision of subdivision A 4 a of §\n2.2-4006, if it makes no changes to the regulation other than those required by\nstatutory law or (ii) shall follow the provisions of §§ 2.2-4007.01\nthrough 2.2-4007.06, if it wishes to also make discretionary changes to the\nregulation. If a bill to nullify all or a portion of the suspended regulation,\nor to modify the statutory authority for the regulation, is not passed at the\nnext regular legislative session, then the suspended regulation shall become\neffective at the conclusion of the session, unless the suspended regulation is\nwithdrawn by the agency.\n\nC. A regulation shall become effective as provided in § 2.2-4015.\n\nD. This section shall not apply to the issuance by the State Air Pollution\nControl Board of variances to its regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 1984, c. 5, \u00a7 9-6.14:9.2; 1993, cc. 551, 772; 2001, c. 844; 2002, c.\n677; 2003, c. 212; 2004, c. 777; 2007, cc. 873, 916; 2015, cc. 29, 450.","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}}