TITLE 12. HEALTH

STATE BOARD OF HEALTH

Action Withdrawn

Title of Regulation: 12VAC5-660, Regulations Governing Biological Sex Specific or Separated Spaces and Activities.

Statutory Authority: § 32.1-12 of the Code of Virginia.

The State Board of Health has WITHDRAWN the regulatory action for 12VAC5-660, Regulations Governing Biological Sex Specific or Separated Spaces and Activities, which was published as a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action in 42:7 VA.R. 807 November 17, 2025. The purpose of the proposed action was to promulgate a new regulation governing gender-specific spaces and activities. Upon review of statutory authority, the State Board of Health is not proceeding with this regulatory action. Therefore, the action is withdrawn on July 30, 2026.

Agency Contact: Joe Hilbert, Director of Governmental and Regulatory Affairs, Virginia Department of Health, 109 Governor Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 864-7006, fax (804) 864-7022, or email joe.hilbert@vdh.virginia.gov.