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. Recent activity has clustered in Compliance, 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 3341-6-63 - Sales tax on business purchases.May 4, 2026
Ohio Administrative Code 3341-6-63 establishes Bowling Green State University's sales tax treatment for business purchases; effective May 18, 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 1301:6-3-16.3 - `Application for a state retirement system investment officer's license.May 4, 2026
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities proposes amendments to investment officer licensing requirements for state retirement system applicants; 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 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 1301:6-3-15 - 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 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 1301:6-3-16 - 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 1301:6-3-23 - Enforcement powers.May 4, 2026
Ohio Division of Securities proposes amendments to OAC 1301:6-3-23 governing enforcement powers; rule filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 4901:1-22-01 - Definitions.May 4, 2026
Ohio Public Utilities Commission proposes amendments to regulatory definitions in OAC 4901:1-22-01; filing date May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-19 - Deceptive practices and good business repute.May 4, 2026 • Impact: medium
Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities proposes amendments to OAC 1301:6-3-19 governing deceptive practices and business repute requirements; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 4901:1-22-07 - Level 2 review procedure.May 4, 2026
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio proposes amendments to level 2 review procedure under OAC 4901:1-22-07 for utilities; filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 1301:6-3-471 - Ohio investor recovery fund.May 4, 2026
Ohio Department of Commerce proposes amendments to investor recovery fund rules under OAC 1301:6-3-471, filed May 4, 2026.
- OAC 5122-26-08.1 - Security of clinical records systems.May 1, 2026
Department of Behavioral Health refiled OAC 5122-26-08.1 governing security of clinical records systems for behavioral health providers; filed May 1, 2026.
- OAC 5122-28-02 - Applicability.May 1, 2026
Ohio Department of Behavioral Health refiled OAC 5122-28-02 governing rule applicability on May 1, 2026.
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