In the formulation and implementation of policies and regulations, each department and division of the executive branch and those boards affiliated with a state agency within the executive branch of state government shall consider the impact of the policies and regulations on family formation, stability, and autonomy. This section shall not be construed to confer a right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the Commonwealth, its agencies, officers, or any other person.
Va. Code Ann. § 2.2-606
Consideration of certain issues in policy development
Known as the Implementation of Federal Mandates Act
The act spans §§ 2–2 (32 sections).
1995, c. 530, § 2.1-7.2; 2001, c. 844.
Official source: Virginia Law Portal (LIS). Reproduced from public-domain Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.