Recent Ohio regulations affecting small businesses
Page 18 of 34 • Last updated April 21, 2026
505 new Ohio regulations affecting small businesses have been published in the past 30 days. These cover compliance updates from state agencies, regional authorities, and licensing boards — flagged here when they change a rule, fee, deadline, or eligibility threshold. Recent activity has clustered in Finance, alongside cross-cutting administrative changes. Each listing links to the official notice so you can read the full text and respond if it touches your business.
- OAC 4501:7-1-23 - Firearm bearer prohibitions and disciplinary actions.April 21, 2026
Ohio Department of Public Safety amends firearm bearer prohibitions and disciplinary actions for private investigator security guard services under OAC 4501:7-1-23, effective May 1, 2026.
- OAC 4501:7-1-20 - Notice of meeting.April 21, 2026
Ohio Department of Public Safety rescinds OAC 4501:7-1-20 governing meeting notice requirements for private investigator and security guard services; effective May 1, 2026.
- OAC 4501:7-1-01 - Definitions.April 21, 2026
Ohio Department of Public Safety amends OAC 4501:7-1-01 definitions for private investigator and security guard services; effective May 1, 2026.
- OAC 5160-3-30.1 - Nursing facilities (NFs) and hospital long term care units: appeal of the franchise permit fee (FPF) determination or re-determination.April 21, 2026
Ohio Department of Medicaid rescinds OAC 5160-3-30.1, which governed nursing facility and hospital long-term care unit appeals of franchise permit fee determinations; effective May 1, 2026.
- OAC 5703-43-08 - Liability of unpaid taxes.April 21, 2026 • Impact: low
Ohio Department of Taxation revised its proposal for amendments to OAC 5703-43-08 governing unpaid tax liability; filed April 21, 2026.
- OAC 5703-43-09 - Recordkeeping.April 21, 2026 • Impact: medium
Ohio Department of Taxation filed revised amendments to OAC 5703-43-09 governing business recordkeeping requirements on April 21, 2026.
- OAC 5703-43-10 - Penalties.April 21, 2026 • Impact: low
Department of Taxation amends OAC 5703-43-10 to revise penalty provisions; filing effective April 21, 2026.
- OAC 5703-43-06 - Refunds.April 21, 2026 • Impact: low
Ohio Department of Taxation filed revised amendments to OAC 5703-43-06 governing tax refunds on April 21, 2026.
- OAC 1501:31-7-06 - Seasons and limits on ducks, brant, geese, mergansers, and coots.April 21, 2026
Ohio Department of Natural Resources amendments to waterfowl hunting seasons and bag limits for ducks, brant, geese, mergansers, and coots were refiled April 21, 2026.
- OAC 5123-4-02 - Service and support administration.April 21, 2026
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities refiled OAC 5123-4-02 to govern service and support administration; filed April 21, 2026.
- OAC 5120-12-02 - Screening, selection, and notice of transfer.April 21, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction proposes amendments to OAC 5120-12-02 governing inmate screening, selection, and transfer notice procedures; filed April 21, 2026.
- OAC 3745-89-03 - Procedure for laboratory certification.April 21, 2026
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency proposes amendments to laboratory certification procedures under OAC 3745-89-03; filed April 21, 2026.
- OAC 113-30-01 - STABLE account program.April 21, 2026
Ohio Treasurer of State proposes amendments to the STABLE account program under OAC 113-30-01, filed April 21, 2026.
- OAC 122:5-4-01 - Application.April 21, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Development proposes OAC 122:5-4-01 to govern application procedures; rule filed April 21, 2026.
- OAC 000-4-21 - Test tagline.April 21, 2026
OAC 000-4-21 is a new rule proposed by the Training Agency governing test tagline, filed April 21, 2026.
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