HR 2 Utah House · 2026 General Session

House Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties

This bill modifies House committee procedures for reviewing legislation that would regulate new occupations. Specifically, it requires standing committees to verify whether the Office of Professional Licensure Review conducted a "sunrise review" (a pre-implementation analysis) before considering such bills. The resolution also clarifies definitions related to regulated occupations and makes minor technical updates to existing committee rules. It does not appropriate funds or directly affect specific individuals or businesses, but changes how committees process certain licensing-related legislation. The bill passed the House with no opposition.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026 Last action Jan 30, 2026
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Introduced Enrolled · 2 edits · Jan 23, 2026
MINOR
This bill updates House rules regarding how standing committees review legislation that creates new regulated occupations. It requires committees to check if a specific regulatory review was already conducted before moving forward. The text also includes technical corrections to align the rule's numbering and wording with the actual Utah Code.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on House standing committee procedures, but it adds a mandatory check for regulatory reviews when considering new occupation regulations.
REQUIREMENT

Requires standing committees to determine if the Office of Professional Licensure Review conducted a 'sunrise review' before considering legislation that would make an occupation regulated.

TECHNICAL

Corrects inconsistent numbering and removes redundant bracketed text from the rule to ensure it matches the official Utah Code structure.

Floor votes · House Jan 23, 2026

How they voted

681
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 75
Jan 23, 2026
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican61
54 Yea 1 Nay 6
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ passed 3rd reading
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ committee report favorable [House Rules Committee]
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Rules Committee]
lower
Jan 20, 2026
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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