Shown verbatim: the complete text as captured from the official bill document posted by the Utah Legislature, fetched 2026-08-23. Where this bill amends existing law, language marked for deletion in the official document appears here in brackets. This is the enrolled version. The official bill page.
Office of Professional Licensure Review Sunrise Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers House Sponsor: Melissa G. Ballard LONG TITLE General Description: This bill repeals provisions relating to the Office of Professional Licensure Review. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: repeals the requirement that before a legislator introduces legislation to make an occupation a regulated occupation, an individual making a request that an occupation become a regulated occupation submit an application for sunrise review to the Office of Professional Licensure Review; and makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 13-1b-301, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 413 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 13-1b-301 is amended to read: 13-1b-301. Application for sunrise review -- Fees. [(1) If a government requestor or a representative of an occupation that is not a regulated occupation proposes that the state make the occupation a regulated occupation, the government requestor or representative shall, before the introduction of any proposed legislation, submit to the office an application for sunrise review in a form the office prescribes.] [(2)] (1) [The application described in Subsection (1)] An application for sunrise review shall describe: (a) why making the occupation a regulated occupation is necessary to protect against present, recognizable, and significant harm to the health, safety, or financial welfare of the public; and (b) the least restrictive regulation of the occupation that would protect against present, recognizable, and significant harm to the health, safety, or financial welfare of the public. [(3)] (2) If a representative of an occupation submits an application in accordance with this section, the application shall include a nonrefundable fee of $500. [(4)] (3) All application fees collected under this section shall be deposited into the General Fund. Section 2. Effective Date. This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026. 2-6-26 9:01 AM
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.