Board of Accountancy votes to expose LRC rule changes, schedules Jan. 29 hearing

The Oregon Board of Accountancy voted Dec. 1 to expose a package of rule changes drafted by the Laws and Rules Committee and to open a written comment period, with a rulemaking hearing set for Jan. 29, 2026, at 9 a.m. Jason Robinson moved the motion and Megan Hartley seconded; the board approved the motion by roll call.

"I would respectfully ask one of the board members to make a motion to expose the proposed rules as presented, allowing for any clerical error changes and any statutory reference changes effective 01/01/2026, with a rulemaking hearing on 01/29/2026 at 9AM and a corresponding written comment period," the board heard in the motion text presented during the meeting. The motion was moved by Jason Robinson and seconded by Megan Hartley and carried with all voting members present recording aye votes.

Board staff told members the LRC packet was large and included tracked changes; several members had only just received versions showing the accepted tracked changes and asked for a short orientation period. Staff and counsel explained that statutory citation numbers are changing and that temporary chapter-level references or placeholder language would be used now with a commitment to correct numeric citations later once official statute numbers are released.

The board emphasized the change is intended to be primarily procedural and editorial rather than substantive. The motion language specifically allowed clerical and statutory-reference changes; members said that approach should avoid additional rulemaking for minor numeric updates while still giving the public a standard comment period and a formal hearing date.