Recent Ohio regulations affecting small businesses
Page 25 of 34 • Last updated April 15, 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. Each listing links to the official notice so you can read the full text and respond if it touches your business.
- OAC 126:3-1-01 - Reporting requirements for state universities and colleges; fiscal watch and governance authority procedures.April 15, 2026
Office of Budget and Management amends Oklahoma Administrative Code 126:3-1-01 to establish reporting requirements and fiscal watch procedures for state universities and colleges; filed April 15, 2026.
- OAC 4301:1-1-52 - Entertainment - prohibition against improper conduct.April 15, 2026
Ohio Liquor Control Commission amendments to OAC 4301:1-1-52 prohibit improper conduct during on-premises entertainment; effective May 1, 2026.
- OAC 3304-2-52 - Least cost, use of comparable benefits, participant contribution, and fees for services.April 15, 2026
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities proposes amendments to OAC 3304-2-52 regarding least-cost principles, comparable benefits, participant contributions, and service fees; filing date April 15, 2026.
- OAC 3304-2-63 - Confidentiality of information.April 15, 2026
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities proposes amendments to OAC 3304-2-63 governing information confidentiality; filed April 15, 2026.
- OAC 3304-2-59 - Scope of services.April 15, 2026
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities proposes amendments to OAC 3304-2-59 defining scope of services; filing dated April 15, 2026.
- OAC 3304-2-58 - Postsecondary Training.April 15, 2026
Ohio's Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities completed its five-year review of postsecondary training regulations and found no changes necessary as of April 15, 2026.
- OAC 3304-2-54 - Eligibility determination.April 15, 2026
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities completed its five-year review of eligibility determination rules and found no changes necessary as of April 15, 2026.
- OAC 3333-1-33 - Higher education fiscal caution rule.April 15, 2026
Ohio Department of Higher Education's revised fiscal caution rule for higher education institutions, OAC 3333-1-33, was filed April 15, 2026.
- OAC 4301:1-1-16 - Closing authority.April 15, 2026
Ohio Liquor Control Commission amendments to OAC 4301:1-1-16 establish closing authority rules; effective May 1, 2026.
- OAC 4729:5-2-01 - Responsible person - terminal distributor.April 15, 2026
Ohio State Board of Pharmacy revised OAC 4729:5-2-01 defining responsible person requirements for terminal distributors of dangerous drugs; rule filed April 15, 2026.
- OAC 3304-1-15 - Employee access to confidential information.April 15, 2026
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities completed a five-year review of OAC 3304-1-15 on employee access to confidential information and found no changes necessary as of April 15, 2026.
- OAC 901:5-11-13 - Recordkeeping for wood-destroying insect diagnostic inspections for real estate transactions.April 15, 2026
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture amends recordkeeping requirements for wood-destroying insect diagnostic inspections in real estate transactions; proposal filed April 15, 2026.
- OAC 109:2-7-03 - Minimum standards for certification of law enforcement canine units.April 15, 2026
Oklahoma Attorney General's Peace Officer Training Commission sets minimum certification standards for law enforcement canine units under OAC 109:2-7-03; amended proposal filed April 15, 2026.
- OAC 5160-4-14 - Professional services associated with dialysis.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Medicaid completed its five-year review of dialysis professional services regulations under OAC 5160-4-14 and found no changes necessary as of April 14, 2026.
- OAC 5120:1-14-06 - Proposals for community based correctional facility programs.April 14, 2026
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction amends OAC 5120:1-14-06 governing community-based correctional facility program proposals, effective April 24, 2026.