As regulations are proposed and begin to make their way through the process, they will include different types of documents (such as notices or proposals) and progress through different statuses such as proposed and final.  Each state has slightly different terminology and so we have looked across the country and devised a straightforward common convention for types and statuses which we use for regulation sheets.  Below is an explanation of the system we use.  

You can filter your search results by type and / or status on the query tab.

For an overview of regulation tracking in BillTrack50, see this post.

Types

Emergency/Temporary - A rule proposal that is fast-tracked and doesn't go through regular rule-making order. It is almost always effective immediately, and is often followed by a permanent rule change proposal that must go through the regular public comment process. It will often have an expiration date.

Guidance - Documentation on how an agency interprets a rule.

Petition / Waiver - Individuals or organizations may ask (petition) to be exempt from a rule (waiver), or ask for rules to be changed for everyone. These petitions have to be considered publicly.

Rule Review - Many states regularly review regulations for continued relevance. These may be announced at the beginning or end of the review process. If at the beginning, it is a great opportunity to try to impact/change a regulation. If an agency proposes substantive changes, this is usually followed by a rule proposal with the regular public comment period.

Executive Document - Action directly from the executive office (President or Governor).

Notice - This is a broad category which encompasses a lot of different types of notices, from compliance issues to hearings.

Regulation - A rule in its final form

None - will find documents without a type assigned

Statuses

Amendment - A change to a proposal before it is final. This could include changes to hearing dates or updated language.

Final - A rule proposal that is approved and has become (or will become) part of the Administrative Code

Proposed - A rule that "is open" or being changed in some way. The proposed status is anywhere from the first notice of change until the proposal is approved and final.

Temporary - A rule change with a predetermined end date, usually between 90 days and one year. These sometimes are meant to be short-term, but could be followed by a permanent rule proposal.

None - a document without a status, such as a notice. 

Approved - A status for states that have additional approval processes beyond the agency, where final language becomes final through an additional process, usually (but not always) legislative oversight.

Planned - Pre-proposals. These are not yet full proposals, but often lead to full proposals. Some states use these occasionally, some states use them as part of their regular rule change order.

Re-adopted - Part of the rule review process. Rules with no changes are simply re-adopted.

Withdrawn - Rule proposals that are pulled from consideration before approval.