Rulemaking Time Frames
Updated: May 31, 2018
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.)
Filing Deadlines
| 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)† |
| 2018-16 | 08/15/2018 | Tue, 07/17/2018 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 08/01/2018 11:59:59 PM | Fri, 09/14/2018 | Fri, 09/21/2018 | Thu, 12/06/2018 | Thu, 12/13/2018 |
| 2018-17 | 09/01/2018 | Thu, 08/02/2018 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 08/15/2018 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 10/01/2018 | Mon, 10/08/2018 | Fri, 12/21/2018 | Sun, 12/30/2018 |
| 2018-18 | 09/15/2018 | Thu, 08/16/2018 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 08/31/2018 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 10/15/2018 | Mon, 10/22/2018 | Fri, 01/04/2019 | Sun, 01/13/2019 |
| 2018-19 | 10/01/2018 | Sat, 09/01/2018 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 09/14/2018 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 10/31/2018 | Wed, 11/07/2018 | Tue, 01/22/2019 | Tue, 01/29/2019 |
| 2018-20 | 10/15/2018 | Sat, 09/15/2018 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 10/01/2018 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 11/14/2018 | Wed, 11/21/2018 | Tue, 02/05/2019 | Tue, 02/12/2019 |
| 2018-21 | 11/01/2018 | Tue, 10/02/2018 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 10/15/2018 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 12/03/2018 | Mon, 12/10/2018 | Fri, 02/22/2019 | Fri, 03/01/2019 |
| 2018-22 | 11/15/2018 | Tue, 10/16/2018 12:00:00 AM | Thu, 11/01/2018 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 12/17/2018 | Mon, 12/24/2018 | Fri, 03/08/2019 | Fri, 03/15/2019 |
| 2018-23 | 12/01/2018 | Fri, 11/02/2018 12:00:00 AM | Thu, 11/15/2018 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 01/02/2019 | Wed, 01/09/2019 | Fri, 03/22/2019 | Sun, 03/31/2019 |
| 2018-24 | 12/15/2018 | Fri, 11/16/2018 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 11/30/2018 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 01/16/2019 | Wed, 01/23/2019 | Fri, 04/05/2019 | Sun, 04/14/2019 |
| 2019-01 | 01/01/2019 | Sat, 12/01/2018 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 12/14/2018 11:59:59 PM | Thu, 01/31/2019 | Thu, 02/07/2019 | Wed, 04/24/2019 | Wed, 05/01/2019 |
| 2019-02 | 01/15/2019 | Sat, 12/15/2018 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 01/02/2019 11:59:59 PM | Thu, 02/14/2019 | Thu, 02/21/2019 | Wed, 05/08/2019 | Wed, 05/15/2019 |
| 2019-03 | 02/01/2019 | Thu, 01/03/2019 12:00:00 AM | Tue, 01/15/2019 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 03/04/2019 | Mon, 03/11/2019 | Fri, 05/24/2019 | Sat, 06/01/2019 |
| 2019-04 | 02/15/2019 | Wed, 01/16/2019 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 02/01/2019 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 03/18/2019 | Mon, 03/25/2019 | Fri, 06/07/2019 | Sat, 06/15/2019 |
| 2019-05 | 03/01/2019 | Sat, 02/02/2019 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 02/15/2019 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 04/01/2019 | Mon, 04/08/2019 | Fri, 06/21/2019 | Sat, 06/29/2019 |
| 2019-06 | 03/15/2019 | Sat, 02/16/2019 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 03/01/2019 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 04/15/2019 | Mon, 04/22/2019 | Fri, 07/05/2019 | Sat, 07/13/2019 |
| 2019-07 | 04/01/2019 | Sat, 03/02/2019 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 03/15/2019 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 05/01/2019 | Wed, 05/08/2019 | Tue, 07/23/2019 | Tue, 07/30/2019 |
| 2019-08 | 04/15/2019 | Sat, 03/16/2019 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 04/01/2019 11:59:59 PM | Wed, 05/15/2019 | Wed, 05/22/2019 | Tue, 08/06/2019 | Tue, 08/13/2019 |
| 2019-09 | 05/01/2019 | Tue, 04/02/2019 12:00:00 AM | Mon, 04/15/2019 11:59:59 PM | Fri, 05/31/2019 | Fri, 06/07/2019 | Thu, 08/22/2019 | Thu, 08/29/2019 |
| 2019-10 | 05/15/2019 | Tue, 04/16/2019 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 05/01/2019 11:59:59 PM | Fri, 06/14/2019 | Fri, 06/21/2019 | Thu, 09/05/2019 | Thu, 09/12/2019 |
| 2019-11 | 06/01/2019 | Thu, 05/02/2019 12:00:00 AM | Wed, 05/15/2019 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 07/01/2019 | Mon, 07/08/2019 | Fri, 09/20/2019 | Sun, 09/29/2019 |
| 2019-12 | 06/15/2019 | Thu, 05/16/2019 12:00:00 AM | Fri, 05/31/2019 11:59:59 PM | Mon, 07/15/2019 | Mon, 07/22/2019 | Fri, 10/04/2019 | Sun, 10/13/2019 |
REFERENCE: Sections 63G-3-301, and 63G-3-303; and Sections R15-4-3, R15-4-4, and R15-4-5.
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: | 2018 | 2019 |
| New Year's Day | Mon, 01/01/2018 | Tue, 01/01/2019 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Mon, 01/15/2018 | Mon, 01/21/2019 |
| Washington and Lincoln Day | Mon, 02/19/2018 | Mon, 02/18/2019 |
| Memorial Day | Mon, 05/28/2018 | Mon, 05/27/2019 |
| Independence Day | Wed, 07/04/2018 | Thu, 07/04/2019 |
| Pioneer Day | Tue, 07/24/2018 | Wed, 07/24/2019 |
| Labor Day | Mon, 09/03/2018 | Mon, 09/02/2019 |
| Columbus Day | Mon, 10/08/2018 | Sun, 10/14/2018 |
| Veterans' Day | Mon, 11/12/2018 | Mon, 11/11/2019 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thu, 11/22/2018 | Thu, 11/28/2019 |
| Christmas | Tue, 12/25/2018 | Wed, 12/25/2019 |
** 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.