Utah Department of Administrative Services Division of Administrative Rules

Rulemaking Time Frames

Updated: May 17, 2013

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 Division of Administrative Rules has prepared the following table as a guideline to help agencies calculate these dates. A printable (PDF) version is also available (covering Bulletin issues from 07/01/2013 through 07/15/2015).

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)†
2013-5 03/01/2013 Sat, 02/02/2013 12:00:00 AM Fri, 02/15/2013 11:59:59 PM Mon, 04/01/2013 Mon, 04/08/2013 Fri, 06/21/2013 Sat, 06/29/2013
2013-6 03/15/2013 Sat, 02/16/2013 12:00:00 AM Fri, 03/01/2013 11:59:59 PM Mon, 04/15/2013 Mon, 04/22/2013 Fri, 07/05/2013 Sat, 07/13/2013
2013-7 04/01/2013 Sat, 03/02/2013 12:00:00 AM Fri, 03/15/2013 11:59:59 PM Wed, 05/01/2013 Wed, 05/08/2013 Tue, 07/23/2013 Tue, 07/30/2013
2013-8 04/15/2013 Sat, 03/16/2013 12:00:00 AM Mon, 04/01/2013 11:59:59 PM Wed, 05/15/2013 Wed, 05/22/2013 Tue, 08/06/2013 Tue, 08/13/2013
2013-9 05/01/2013 Tue, 04/02/2013 12:00:00 AM Mon, 04/15/2013 11:59:59 PM Fri, 05/31/2013 Fri, 06/07/2013 Thu, 08/22/2013 Thu, 08/29/2013
2013-10 05/15/2013 Tue, 04/16/2013 12:00:00 AM Wed, 05/01/2013 11:59:59 PM Fri, 06/14/2013 Fri, 06/21/2013 Thu, 09/05/2013 Thu, 09/12/2013
2013-11 06/01/2013 Thu, 05/02/2013 12:00:00 AM Wed, 05/15/2013 11:59:59 PM Mon, 07/01/2013 Mon, 07/08/2013 Fri, 09/20/2013 Sun, 09/29/2013
2013-12 06/15/2013 Thu, 05/16/2013 12:00:00 AM Fri, 05/31/2013 11:59:59 PM Mon, 07/15/2013 Mon, 07/22/2013 Fri, 10/04/2013 Sun, 10/13/2013
2013-13 07/01/2013 Sat, 06/01/2013 12:00:00 AM Fri, 06/14/2013 11:59:59 PM Wed, 07/31/2013 Wed, 08/07/2013 Tue, 10/22/2013 Tue, 10/29/2013
2013-14 07/15/2013 Sat, 06/15/2013 12:00:00 AM Mon, 07/01/2013 11:59:59 PM Wed, 08/14/2013 Wed, 08/21/2013 Tue, 11/05/2013 Tue, 11/12/2013
2013-15 08/01/2013 Tue, 07/02/2013 12:00:00 AM Mon, 07/15/2013 11:59:59 PM Tue, 09/03/2013 Tue, 09/10/2013 Fri, 11/22/2013 Fri, 11/29/2013
2013-16 08/15/2013 Tue, 07/16/2013 12:00:00 AM Thu, 08/01/2013 11:59:59 PM Mon, 09/16/2013 Mon, 09/23/2013 Fri, 12/06/2013 Fri, 12/13/2013
2013-17 09/01/2013 Fri, 08/02/2013 12:00:00 AM Thu, 08/15/2013 11:59:59 PM Tue, 10/01/2013 Tue, 10/08/2013 Mon, 12/23/2013 Mon, 12/30/2013
2013-18 09/15/2013 Fri, 08/16/2013 12:00:00 AM Tue, 09/03/2013 11:59:59 PM Tue, 10/15/2013 Tue, 10/22/2013 Mon, 01/06/2014 Mon, 01/13/2014
2013-19 10/01/2013 Wed, 09/04/2013 12:00:00 AM Mon, 09/16/2013 11:59:59 PM Thu, 10/31/2013 Thu, 11/07/2013 Wed, 01/22/2014 Wed, 01/29/2014
2013-20 10/15/2013 Tue, 09/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Tue, 10/01/2013 11:59:59 PM Thu, 11/14/2013 Thu, 11/21/2013 Wed, 02/05/2014 Wed, 02/12/2014
2013-21 11/01/2013 Wed, 10/02/2013 12:00:00 AM Tue, 10/15/2013 11:59:59 PM Mon, 12/02/2013 Mon, 12/09/2013 Fri, 02/21/2014 Sat, 03/01/2014
2013-22 11/15/2013 Wed, 10/16/2013 12:00:00 AM Fri, 11/01/2013 11:59:59 PM Mon, 12/16/2013 Mon, 12/23/2013 Fri, 03/07/2014 Sat, 03/15/2014
2013-23 12/01/2013 Sat, 11/02/2013 12:00:00 AM Fri, 11/15/2013 11:59:59 PM Tue, 12/31/2013 Tue, 01/07/2014 Mon, 03/24/2014 Mon, 03/31/2014
2013-24 12/15/2013 Sat, 11/16/2013 12:00:00 AM Mon, 12/02/2013 11:59:59 PM Tue, 01/14/2014 Tue, 01/21/2014 Mon, 04/07/2014 Mon, 04/14/2014
2014-1 01/01/2014 Tue, 12/03/2013 12:00:00 AM Mon, 12/16/2013 11:59:59 PM Fri, 01/31/2014 Fri, 02/07/2014 Thu, 04/24/2014 Thu, 05/01/2014
2014-2 01/15/2014 Tue, 12/17/2013 12:00:00 AM Tue, 12/31/2013 11:59:59 PM Fri, 02/14/2014 Fri, 02/21/2014 Thu, 05/08/2014 Thu, 05/15/2014
2014-3 02/01/2014 Wed, 01/01/2014 12:00:00 AM Wed, 01/15/2014 11:59:59 PM Mon, 03/03/2014 Mon, 03/10/2014 Fri, 05/23/2014 Sun, 06/01/2014
2014-4 02/15/2014 Thu, 01/16/2014 12:00:00 AM Fri, 01/31/2014 11:59:59 PM Mon, 03/17/2014 Mon, 03/24/2014 Fri, 06/06/2014 Sun, 06/15/2014
2014-5 03/01/2014 Sat, 02/01/2014 12:00:00 AM Fri, 02/14/2014 11:59:59 PM Mon, 03/31/2014 Mon, 04/07/2014 Fri, 06/20/2014 Sun, 06/29/2014
2014-6 03/15/2014 Sat, 02/15/2014 12:00:00 AM Fri, 02/28/2014 11:59:59 PM Mon, 04/14/2014 Mon, 04/21/2014 Fri, 07/04/2014 Sun, 07/13/2014
2014-7 04/01/2014 Sat, 03/01/2014 12:00:00 AM Fri, 03/14/2014 11:59:59 PM Thu, 05/01/2014 Thu, 05/08/2014 Wed, 07/23/2014 Wed, 07/30/2014
2014-8 04/15/2014 Sat, 03/15/2014 12:00:00 AM Tue, 04/01/2014 11:59:59 PM Thu, 05/15/2014 Thu, 05/22/2014 Wed, 08/06/2014 Wed, 08/13/2014
2014-9 05/01/2014 Wed, 04/02/2014 12:00:00 AM Tue, 04/15/2014 11:59:59 PM Mon, 06/02/2014 Mon, 06/09/2014 Fri, 08/22/2014 Fri, 08/29/2014
2014-10 05/15/2014 Wed, 04/16/2014 12:00:00 AM Thu, 05/01/2014 11:59:59 PM Mon, 06/16/2014 Mon, 06/23/2014 Fri, 09/05/2014 Fri, 09/12/2014
2014-11 06/01/2014 Fri, 05/02/2014 12:00:00 AM Thu, 05/15/2014 11:59:59 PM Tue, 07/01/2014 Tue, 07/08/2014 Mon, 09/22/2014 Mon, 09/29/2014
2014-12 06/15/2014 Fri, 05/16/2014 12:00:00 AM Mon, 06/02/2014 11:59:59 PM Tue, 07/15/2014 Tue, 07/22/2014 Mon, 10/06/2014 Mon, 10/13/2014

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: 2013 2014
New Year's Day Tue, 01/01/2013 Wed, 01/01/2014
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Mon, 01/21/2013 Mon, 01/20/2014
Washington and Lincoln Day Mon, 02/18/2013 Mon, 02/17/2014
Memorial Day Mon, 05/27/2013 Mon, 05/26/2014
Independence Day Thu, 07/04/2013 Fri, 07/04/2014
Pioneer Day Wed, 07/24/2013 Thu, 07/24/2014
Labor Day Mon, 09/02/2013 Mon, 09/01/2014
Columbus Day Mon, 10/14/2013 Mon, 10/13/2014
Veterans' Day Mon, 11/11/2013 Tue, 11/11/2014
Thanksgiving Day Thu, 11/28/2013 Thu, 11/27/2014
Christmas Wed, 12/25/2013 Thu, 12/25/2014

** 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 Division of Administrative Rules on or before the effective date of the rule. Subsection 63G-3-301(12). The Division 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 Division of Administrative Rules.