Virginia Register Act; guidance documents; duty to file with the Registrar.
Summary
Consolidates provisions relating to the availability of guidance documents in a single section in the Virginia Register Act. In addition, the bill requires agencies that do not have regulatory authority to annually file with the Virginia Registrar of Regulations for publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations a list of any guidance documents upon which such agencies currently rely. Under current law, the requirement for filing guidance documents applies only to agencies with regulatory authority. As introduced, the bill is a recommendation of the Administrative Law Advisory Committee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2016
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2017
Signed into Law
Mar 2017
Introduced Dec 27, 2016
Signed Mar 13, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Mar 13, 2017
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 488 (effective 7/1/17)
executive
Feb 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
legislature
Feb 6, 2017
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
legislature
Jan 31, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB916S1
legislature
Jan 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 17104492D-S1
legislature
Dec 27, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
legislature
Dec 27, 2016
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100960D
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JE
John Edwards
DDemocratic
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