Rulemaking Actions

What are Rulemaking Actions?

The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) establishes rulemaking procedures and standards for state agencies in California. The requirements set forth in the APA are designed to provide the public with a meaningful opportunity to participate in the adoption of state regulations and to ensure that regulations are clear, necessary, and legally valid.

Any proposed regulation must be adopted through a Rulemaking Process.  

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Actions

Below is a list of our current proposed rulemaking actions.  This list is only available when there is an active proposed regulation.

Note: Questions about each rulemaking can be directed to the contact person listed in each Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Recently Adopted Regulations Actions

Recently adopted rulemaking actions include the following:

• Name: Section 2706-4, Electronic Filing of Documents by Physicians, Practitioners and Registrars of County Hospitals
• Date Filed with the Secretary of State: January 22, 2025
• Effective Date: April 1, 2025

• • OAL Approval and Final Text of Regulations (PDF)
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)
  • 2016 Report to Congress on Health IT Progress (PDF)
  • Text of Proposed Regulatory Action (PDF)
  • Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF)
  • Notice of Regulation Change (January 11, 2024) (PDF)
  • 2^nd Notice of Regulation Change (September 27, 2024) (PDF)
  • Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)

• Name: Sections 2706-1, 2706-2, 3302-1, and 3303.1(a)-1, Family Temporary Disability Insurance—Qualifying Exigency
• Date Filed with the Secretary of State: September 26, 2024
• Effective Date: January 1, 2025

• • OAL Approval and Final Text of Regulations (PDF)
  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)
  • Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF)
  • Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)

We Want Your Participation

The Legal Office is in charge of letting people or organizations know about upcoming proposed rulemaking from us.

Anyone can share their thoughts on the proposed rulemaking during the public comment period by following the instructions in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. If you have any questions about a specific rulemaking, you can contact the person listed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for more details.

If you want to get notifications about these proposed rulemakings, send us an email and ask to be added to our Public Mailing List.

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