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SEC Commission Quorum Requirement Amendment

Full name
Commission Quorum Requirement
Citation
91 FR 62654 (Oct. 2, 2026); Release No. 34-106537
Jurisdiction
U.S.
In force
2026-10-02
Text
federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/02/2026-20262/commission-quorum-requirement
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SEC rewrites quorum rule so one commissioner can act when all others are disqualified

The Securities and Exchange Commission amended its quorum rule, 17 CFR 200.41, so that a single commissioner constitutes a quorum for a matter when every other commissioner in office is disqualified from it. Three commissioners otherwise remain a quorum. The SEC adopted the change without notice and comment as an agency-management rule, and it took effect Oct. 2, 2026 (91 FR 62654).

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