Deadlines and Time Frames
Statute and rule provides for specific filing and publication dates affecting administrative rules. These provisions include a requirement for a 30-day comment period and a requirement for agency action within a certain number of days.
The Office of Administrative Rules has prepared the following table as a guideline to help agencies calculate these dates.
2026 Filing Time Frames
| Bulletin Issue No. | Bulletin Publication Date | Filing Window Opens* | Filing Deadline* | End of Mandatory (30th Day)** Comment Period | First Possible Effective Date*** | End of Maximum Comment Period | Last Possible Effective Date (120th Day After Publication)† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 01/01/2026 | Tue, 12/02/2025 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 12/16/2025 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 02/02/2026 | Mon, 02/09/2026 | Fri, 04/24/2026 | Fri, 05/01/2026 |
| 2026-02 | 01/15/2026 | Tue, 12/16/2025 12:00:00 AM | Tue, 01/02/2026 11:59:59 PM | Tue, 02/17/2026 | Tue, 02/24/2026 | Fri, 05/08/2026 | Fri, 05/15/2026 |
| 2026-03 | 02/01/2026 | Sat, 01/03/2026 12:00:00 AM | Thu, 01/15/2026 11:59:59 PM | Tue, 03/03/2026 | Tue, 03/10/2026 | Tue, 05/26/2026 | Tue, 06/02/2026 |
| 2026-04 | 02/15/2026 | Fri, 01/16/2026 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 01/30/2026 11:59:59 PM | Tue, 03/17/2026 | Tue, 03/24/2026 | Wed, 06/10/2026 | Wed, 06/17/2026 |
| 2026-05 | 03/01/2026 | Sat, 01/31/2026 12:00:00 AM | Tue, 02/17/2025 11:59:59 PM | Tue, 03/31/2026 | Tue, 04/07/2026 | Tue, 06/23/2026 | Tue, 06/30/2026 |
| 2026-06 | 03/15/2026 | Wed, 02/18/2026 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 02/27/2025 11:59:59 PM | Tue, 04/14/2026 | Tue, 04/21/2026 | Tue, 07/07/2026 | Tue, 07/14/2026 |
| 2026-07 | 04/01/2026 | Sat, 02/28/2026 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 03/16/2026 11:59:59 PM | Fri, 05/01/2026 | Fri, 05/08/2026 | Thu, 07/23/2026 | Thu, 07/30/2026 |
| 2026-08 | 04/15/2026 | Tue, 03/17/2026 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 04/01/2026 11:59:59 PM | Fri, 05/15/2026 | Fri, 05/22/2026 | Thu, 08/06/2026 | Thu, 08/13/2026 |
| 2026-09 | 05/01/2026 | Thu, 04/02/2026 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 04/15/2026 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 06/01/2026 | Mon, 06/08/2026 | Mon, 08/24/2026 | Mon, 08/31/2026 |
| 2026-10 | 05/15/2026 | Thu, 04/16/2026 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 05/01/2026 11:59:59 PM | Tue, 06/16/2026 | Tue, 06/23/2026 | Tue, 09/08/2026 | Tue, 09/15/2026 |
| 2026-11 | 06/01/2026 | Sat, 05/02/2026 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 05/15/2026 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 07/01/2026 | Wed, 07/08/2026 | Tue, 09/22/2026 | Tue, 09/29/2026 |
| 2026-12 | 06/15/2026 | Sat, 05/16/2026 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 06/01/2026 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 07/15/2026 | Wed, 07/22/2026 | Wed, 10/07/2026 | Wed, 10/14/2026 |
| 2026-13 | 07/01/2026 | Tue, 06/02/2026 12:00:00 AM | Tue, 06/16/2026 11:59:59 PM | Fri, 07/31/2026 | Fri, 08/07/2026 | Thu, 10/22/2026 | Thu, 10/29/2026 |
| 2026-14 | 07/15/2026 | Wed, 06/17/2026 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 07/01/2026 11:59:59 PM | Fri, 08/14/2026 | Fri, 08/21/2026 | Thu, 11/05/2026 | Thu, 11/12/2026 |
| 2026-15 | 08/01/2026 | Thu, 07/02/2026 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 07/15/2026 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 08/31/2026 | Tue, 09/08/2026 | Tue, 11/24/2026 | Tue, 12/01/2026 |
| 2026-16 | 08/15/2026 | Thu, 07/16/2026 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 07/31/2026 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 09/14/2026 | Tue, 09/21/2026 | Tue, 12/08/2026 | Tue, 12/15/2026 |
| 2026-17 | 09/01/2026 | Sat, 08/01/2026 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 08/14/2026 11:59:59 PM | Thu, 10/01/2026 | Thu, 10/08/2026 | Wed, 12/23/2026 | Wed, 12/30/2026 |
| 2026-18 | 09/15/2026 | Sat, 08/15/2026 12:00:00 AM | Tue, 09/01/2026 11:59:59 PM | Thu, 10/15/2026 | Thu, 10/22/2026 | Wed, 01/06/2027 | Wed, 01/13/2027 |
| 2026-19 | 10/01/2026 | Wed, 09/02/2026 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 09/15/2026 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 11/02/2026 | Mon, 11/06/2026 | Fri, 01/22/2027 | Fri, 01/29/2027 |
| 2026-20 | 10/15/2026 | Wed, 09/16/2026 12:00:00 AM | Thu, 10/01/2026 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 11/16/2026 | Mon, 11/23/2026 | Fri, 02/05/2027 | Fri, 02/12/2027 |
| 2026-21 | 11/01/2026 | Fri, 10/02/2026 12:00:00 AM | Thu, 10/15/2026 11:59:59 PM | Tue, 12/01/2026 | Tue, 12/08/2026 | Tue, 02/23/2027 | Tue, 03/02/2027 |
| 2026-22 | 11/15/2026 | Fri, 10/16/2026 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 11/02/2026 11:59:59 PM | Tue, 12/15/2026 | Tue, 12/22/2026 | Tue, 03/09/2027 | Tue, 03/16/2027 |
| 2026-23 | 12/01/2026 | Tue, 11/03/2026 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 11/16/2026 11:59:59 PM | Thu, 12/31/2026 | Thu, 01/07/2027 | Wed, 03/24/2027 | Wed, 03/31/2027 |
| 2026-24 | 12/15/2026 | Tue, 11/17/2026 12:00:00 AM | Tue, 12/01/2026 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 01/14/2027 | Wed, 01/21/2027 | Wed, 04/07/2027 | Wed, 04/14/2027 |
* Filing deadlines have been adjusted to account for weekends and holidays. This schedule reflects filing deadlines established by Section 63G-3-301, Section 68-3-7, Section 68-3-8, and Section R15-4-3.
** The mandatory comment period for a Proposed Rule is 30 days. The last day of the comment period must also be a working day. The dates in this column reflect these requirements. Subsections 63G-3-301(11) and (12).
*** Statute requires that the Notice of Effective Date must be received by the Office of Administrative Rules on or before the effective date of the rule. Subsection 63G-3-301(12). The Office will not accept a Notice of Effective Date prior to the end of the agency-designated comment period. Statute provides that a rule may be made effective "no fewer than seven calendar days after the close of the public comment period ..."
† Statute provides that a rule may be made effective no "more than 120 days after the publication date." Subsection 63G-3-301(12).
†† Statute provides state holidays in Subsection 63G-1-301(1).
Last updated November 2025.
2025 Filing Time Frames
2025 rulemaking time frames are available for download in PDF format. For earlier time frame tables, contact the Office.
