Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Virginia pilot program aims to reduce regulations (2020)

Administrative State |
---|
![]() |
Five Pillars of the Administrative State |
•Agency control • Executive control • Judicial control •Legislative control • Public Control |
Click here for more coverage of the administrative state on Ballotpedia.
|
Click here to access Ballotpedia's administrative state legislation tracker. |
State governments have taken a variety of actions that impact the administrative state at the state level. These actions may address aspects of the regulatory process—such as rulemaking and regulatory review—or interactions between the administrative state and other branches of state government, including judicial deference.
The following news event demonstrates a noteworthy response to administrative practices made by state governments. Click here to view a full list of noteworthy state approaches to address the administrative state.
Virginia pilot program aims to reduce regulations (2020)
The Virginia General Assembly created a regulatory reduction pilot program in 2018 that aims to cut regulations in two state agencies by 25% before July 1, 2021. Both agencies cut regulations faster than planned, according to a progress report published in October 2019.
Under the program, the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) and the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) must reduce regulatory requirements and compliance costs by 25% by the 2021 deadline. Both agencies were ahead of the first year goal of eliminating 7.5% of their regulations. The DPOR and DCJS had cut regulations by 9.78% and 10.14%, respectively, as of October 1, 2019.
If the pilot agencies meet the 2021 deadline, the Virginia Secretary of Finance must write a report on the feasibility of adopting a 2-for-1 regulatory budget in the state. Under that budget, state agencies would have to streamline or repeal two existing regulations for every new one they create. President Donald Trump (R) issued a similar executive order at the federal level in January 2017. Executive Order 13771 included a requirement that agencies eliminate two old regulations for each new regulation issued.
Virginia Delegate Michael Webert (R) and Virginia Senator Amanda Chase (R) sponsored the legislation creating the program and Governor Ralph Northam (D) approved it on March 23, 2018.
See also
- Ballotpedia's administrative state coverage
- Virginia General Assembly
- Noteworthy state approaches to address the administrative state
- Ralph Northam
- Amanda Chase
- Michael Webert
- Presidential Executive Order 13771 (Donald Trump, 2017)
- Virginia Administrative Procedure Act
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Link to the law establishing the pilot program
- Text of the 2019 progress report
Footnotes