Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB531: Division of Professional Licensing Amendments
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
This bill modifies provisions that regulate qualifications for licensure as a substance use disorder counselor.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
0 Division of Professional Licensing Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Grant Amjad Miller Senate Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies provisions that regulate qualifications for licensure as a substance use disorder counselor. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies a provision that sets qualification requirements for an individual to be licensed as a substance use disorder counselor. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 58-60-506 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 420 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 58-60-506 is amended to read: 58-60-506. Qualifications for licensure. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), an applicant for licensure as master addiction counselor based on education, training, and experience shall: (a) submit an application on a form provided by the division; (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ; (c) document successful completion of not less than two hours of training in suicide prevention obtained after completion of the education requirements under Subsection (1)(d) via a course that the division designates as approved; (d) produce a certified transcript from an accredited institution of higher education that meets standards established by division rule under Section 58-1-203 , verifying the satisfactory completion of: (i) a doctoral …
Sponsors
- Miller, Grant Amjad (D, 24) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2025): 63 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation (February 27, 2025): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Substance Abuse and Mental Health, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse
Common questions
- What is HB531?
- HB531 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Division of Professional Licensing Amendments.
- What does HB531 do?
- This bill modifies provisions that regulate qualifications for licensure as a substance use disorder counselor.
- What is the status of HB531?
- Chaptered as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB531?
- Miller, Grant Amjad (D, 24).
- Where is the official record for HB531?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0531.html
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