Rulemaking 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. (A PDF version of the table is available.)

The 2022 rule filing time frames can be viewed here.

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)†
2023-01 01/01/2023 Fri, 12/02/2022 12:00:00 AM Thu, 12/15/2022 11:59:59 PM Tue, 01/31/2023 Tue, 02/07/2023 Mon, 04/24/2023 Mon, 05/01/2023
2023-02 01/15/2023 Fri, 12/16/2022 12:00:00 AM Tue, 01/03/2023 11:59:59 PM Tue, 02/14/2023 Tue, 02/21/2023 Mon, 05/08/2023 Mon, 05/15/2023
2023-03 02/01/2023 Wed, 01/04/2023 12:00:00 AM Tue, 01/17/2023 11:59:59 PM Fri, 03/03/2023 Fri, 03/10/2023 Thu, 05/25/2023 Thu, 06/01/2023
2023-04 02/15/2023 Wed, 01/18/2023 12:00:00 AM Wed, 02/01/2023 11:59:59 PM Fri, 03/17/2023 Fri, 03/24/2023 Thu, 06/08/2023 Thu, 06/15/2023
2023-05 03/01/2023 Thu, 02/02/2023 12:00:00 AM Wed, 02/15/2023 11:59:59 PM Fri, 03/31/2023 Fri, 04/07/2023 Thu, 06/22/2023 Thu, 06/29/2023
2023-06 03/15/2023 Thu, 02/16/2023 12:00:00 AM Wed, 03/01/2023 11:59:59 PM Fri, 04/14/2023 Fri, 04/21/2023 Thu, 07/06/2023 Thu, 07/13/2023
2023-07 04/01/2023 Thu, 03/02/2023 12:00:00 AM Wed, 03/15/2023 11:59:59 PM Mon, 05/01/2023 Mon, 05/08/2023 Fri, 07/21/2023 Mon, 07/31/2023
2023-08 04/15/2023 Thu, 03/16/2023 12:00:00 AM Fri, 03/31/2023 11:59:59 PM Mon, 05/15/2023 Mon, 05/22/2023 Fri, 08/04/2023 Mon, 08/14/2023
2023-09 05/01/2023 Sat, 04/01/2023 12:00:00 AM Fri, 04/14/2023 11:59:59 PM Wed, 05/31/2023 Wed, 06/07/2023 Tue, 08/22/2023 Tue, 08/29/2023
2023-10 05/15/2023 Sat, 04/15/2023 12:00:00 AM Mon, 05/01/2023 11:59:59 PM Wed, 06/14/2023 Wed, 06/21/2023 Tue, 09/05/2023 Tue, 09/12/2023
2023-11 06/01/2023 Tue, 05/02/2023 12:00:00 AM Mon, 05/15/2023 11:59:59 PM Mon, 07/03/2023 Mon, 07/10/2023 Fri, 09/22/2023 Fri, 09/29/2023
2023-12 06/15/2023 Tue, 05/16/2023 12:00:00 AM Thu, 06/01/2023 11:59:59 PM Mon, 07/17/2023 Tue, 07/25/2023 Fri, 10/06/2023 Fri, 10/13/2023
2023-13 07/01/2023 Fri, 06/02/2023 12:00:00 AM Thu, 06/15/2023 11:59:59 PM Mon, 07/31/2023 Mon, 08/07/2023 Fri, 10/20/2023 Mon, 10/30/2023
2023-14 07/15/2023 Fri, 06/16/2023 12:00:00 AM Fri, 06/30/2023 11:59:59 PM Mon, 08/14/2023 Mon, 08/21/2023 Fri, 11/03/2023 Mon, 11/13/2023
2023-15 08/01/2023 Sat, 07/01/2023 12:00:00 AM Fri, 07/14/2023 11:59:59 PM Thu, 08/31/2023 Thu, 09/07/2023 Wed, 11/22/2023 Wed, 11/29/2023
2023-16 08/15/2023 Sat, 07/15/2023 12:00:00 AM Tue, 08/01/2023 11:59:59 PM Thu, 09/14/2023 Thu, 09/21/2023 Wed, 12/06/2023 Wed, 12/13/2023
2023-17 09/01/2023 Wed, 08/02/2023 12:00:00 AM Tue, 08/15/2023 11:59:59 PM Mon, 10/02/2023 Tue, 10/10/2023 Tue, 12/26/2023 Tue, 01/02/2024
2023-18 09/15/2023 Wed, 08/16/2023 12:00:00 AM Fri, 09/01/2023 11:59:59 PM Mon, 10/16/2023 Mon, 10/23/2023 Fri, 01/05/2024 Mon, 01/15/2024
2023-19 10/01/2023 Sat, 09/02/2023 12:00:00 AM Fri, 09/15/2023 11:59:59 PM Tue, 10/31/2023 Tue, 11/07/2023 Mon, 01/22/2024 Mon, 01/29/2024
2023-20 10/15/2023 Sat, 09/16/2023 12:00:00 AM Mon, 10/02/2023 11:59:59 PM Tue, 11/14/2023 Tue, 11/21/2023 Mon, 02/05/2024 Mon, 02/12/2024
2023-21 11/01/2023 Tue, 10/03/2023 12:00:00 AM Mon, 10/16/2023 11:59:59 PM Fri, 12/01/2023 Fri, 12/08/2023 Thu, 02/22/2024 Thu, 02/29/2024
2023-22 11/15/2023 Tue, 10/17/2023 12:00:00 AM Wed, 11/01/2023 11:59:59 PM Fri, 12/15/2023 Fri, 12/22/2023 Thu, 03/07/2024 Thu, 03/14/2024
2023-23 12/01/2023 Thu, 11/02/2023 12:00:00 AM Wed, 11/15/2023 11:59:59 PM Wed, 01/03/2024 Wed, 01/10/2024 Fri, 03/22/2024 Mon, 04/01/2024
2023-24 12/15/2023 Thu, 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM Fri, 12/01/2023 11:59:59 PM Wed, 01/17/2024 Wed, 01/24/2024 Fri, 04/05/2024 Mon, 04/15/2024

REFERENCE: Sections 63G-3-301, and 63G-3-303; and Rule R15-4.

Notes

* Filing deadlines have been adjusted to account for weekends and holidays. This schedule reflects filing deadlines established by Section R15-4-3.

State Holidays Observed: 2023
New Year's Day Mon, 01/02/2023
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mon, 01/16/2023
Washington and Lincoln Day Mon, 02/20/2023
Memorial Day Mon, 05/29/2023
Juneteenth Mon, 06/19/2023
Independence Day (observed) Tue, 07/04/2023
Pioneer Day (observed) Mon, 07/24/2023
Labor Day Mon, 09/04/2023
Columbus Day Mon, 10/09/2023
Veterans' Day Fri, 11/10/2023
Thanksgiving Day Thu, 11/23/2023
Christmas (observed) Mon, 12/25/2023

Updated: December 5, 2022

** 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).

Additional Information

If you have a question about the rulemaking process or the information presented on this page, please contact the Office of Administrative Rules.