Recent Ohio regulations affecting small businesses
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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. Each listing links to the official notice so you can read the full text and respond if it touches your business.
- OAC 4901:1-22-03 - Industry standards.May 4, 2026
Ohio Public Utilities Commission proposes rule OAC 4901:1-22-03 establishing industry standards for utilities; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-16 - Application for salesperson's license; updating.May 4, 2026
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities proposes amendments to salesperson's license application procedures under OAC 1301:6-3-16, filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-15 - Application for securities dealer license; responsibilities of licensed securities dealer.May 4, 2026
Ohio Division of Securities completed its five-year review of securities dealer license requirements under OAC 1301:6-3-15 and determined no regulatory changes are necessary; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-08 - Registration by description.May 4, 2026
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities proposes amendments to registration by description rules under OAC 1301:6-3-08; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-16.5 - Application for a bureau of workers' compensation chief investment officer license.May 4, 2026
Ohio Division of Securities proposes amendments to chief investment officer licensing requirements for workers' compensation bureau applicants; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 4901:1-22-04 - General provisions.May 4, 2026
Ohio Public Utilities Commission proposes amendments to general provisions governing utilities in OAC 4901:1-22-04, filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-1-01 - Opinion as to value or merit of a security.May 4, 2026
Ohio Division of Securities completed its five-year review of valuation rules for securities with no changes required; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-09 - Registration by qualification.May 4, 2026
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities completed its five-year review of OAC 1301:6-3-09 registration by qualification rules, finding no changes necessary; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-48 - Records retention.May 4, 2026
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities completed its five-year review of records retention rule OAC 1301:6-3-48 and determined no changes are needed as of May 4, 2026.
- OAC 4901:1-22-06 - Level 1 review procedure.May 4, 2026
Ohio Public Utilities Commission proposes amendments to level 1 review procedure for utilities under OAC 4901:1-22-06; filing date May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-12 - Documents open to inspection.May 4, 2026
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities completed its five-year review of OAC 1301:6-3-12 on document inspection requirements and determined no regulatory changes are needed.
- OAC 1301:6-3-14.2 - Dealers not required under federal law or the law of this state to be registered as a broker or dealer with the securities and exchange commission.May 4, 2026
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities is proposing amendments to rules governing dealers exempt from federal and state broker-dealer registration requirements; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 4901:1-22-09 - Scoping meeting and interconnection studies.May 4, 2026
Ohio Public Utilities Commission proposes amendments to OAC 4901:1-22-09 governing scoping meetings and interconnection studies for utilities, filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 3341-2-28 - Code of student conduct.May 4, 2026
Bowling Green State University's amended student conduct code under OAC 3341-2-28 becomes effective May 18, 2026.
- OAC 4901:1-22-05 - Application requirements for interconnection.May 4, 2026
Ohio Public Utilities Commission amends application requirements for utility interconnection under OAC 4901:1-22-05, with filing date May 4, 2026.