Secretary of State Archives Division
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
April 1, 2026
Official Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
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We have filed a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including the Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact, with the Secretary of State’s Office. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the Oregon Bulletin on April 1, 2026. We have included a summary for each of the proposed administrative rule adoption and amendments at the end of this notice. The rule amendments and one adoption are updating chapter 166 division 500 administrative rules regarding filing requirements.
Public hearing
We invite you to participate in the below virtual public rulemaking hearing, on the proposed administrative rules listed at the end of this notice. This will be your opportunity to provide verbal feedback on the proposed administrative rule changes and one adoption.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Link to attend: April 16, 2026 Public Hearing Attendance Link
Meeting ID: 262 684 370 261 5
Passcode: SN6Yk9ED
If you prefer to participate by phone, below is the call-in information:
Phone number: 503-446-4951
Phone conference ID: 507 974 461#
If you need an accommodation, including language translation, please email adminrules.archives@sos.oregon.gov at least five business days before the rulemaking public hearing with your accommodation request.
How to send public comments
If you cannot attend the public hearing virtually and still want to provide comments on the proposed administrative rules, you may send written comments by email to adminrules.archives@sos.oregon.gov no later than Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 5 p.m. PDT, which is the deadline for public comment.
Questions
If you have any questions about the below proposed changes, please email us at adminrules.archives@sos.oregon.gov. To be removed from our mailing list, please select the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this notice.
Summary of Amended Administrative Rules
OAR 166-500-0010 Definitions
Alphabetizing the definitions list. Updating definitions to align with current practices. Moving information that was not definitions to the applicable rule. Also removing definitions that were not needed.
OAR 166-500-0020 Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) Filing Requirements
Updating the unit’s name, correcting grammar, and adding a section for clarity on who is responsible for corrections to filings.
OAR 166-500-0030 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Filing Requirements
Updating to add clarifying language for attachments and filing requirements, correcting grammar, and removing unnecessary language.
OAR 166-500-0040 Permanent Filing Requirements
Updating to add clarifying language for attachments and filing requirements, correcting grammar, and removing unnecessary language.
OAR 166-500-0047 Statutory Minor Correction (SMC) Filing Requirements
Updating to add clarifying language for attachments and filing requirements, removing unnecessary language, correcting grammar, and clarifying what may be changed in a rule using the SMC process.
OAR 166-500-0050 Temporary Filing Requirements
Updating to add clarifying language for attachments and filing requirements, removing unnecessary language, and correcting grammar. Also adding language regarding temporary rules expiring and notices being filed before the expiration of the temporary rule to keep the rule number assigned.
OAR 166-500-0055 OAR Formatting Requirements
Updating language to clarify the levels of outlining in rule text and other formatting requirements for rule language. Adding a section regarding the citations of each rule and how they must be cited. Adding a section regarding block quotes and editor’s notes.
OAR 166-500-0060 Attachments to Rule
Updating language to clarify the requirements for attachments and removing the naming convention for attachments. Clarifying when attachments can be added, altered or removed from a rule. Clarifying what should be included in attachments.
OAR 166-500-0070 Deadline Day and the Oregon Bulletin Schedule
Updating language to clarify publishing requirements and when a filing may be rejected. Correcting grammar and removing unnecessary language.
Summary of Adopted Administrative Rule
OAR 166-500-0080 Rules Coordinator and Delegation of Rulemaking Authority Form
Adopting this rule to clarify the requirements for the form used to delegate rules coordinators and delegated signers, when the form needs to be replaced or updated, and how many chapters may be included on a single form.
Best,
Anne Friend & Steve Emerson
Senior Rules Administrators, Administrative Rules Unit
Archives Division, Oregon Secretary of State
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