Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah HB396: Public Project Subcontractor Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill modifies disclosure requirements for subcontractors.,
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 12, 2026:
0 Public Project Subcontractor Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Jefferson S. Burton Senate Sponsor: Brady Brammer LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies disclosure requirements for subcontractors. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - enacts a new workers' compensation insurance attestation requirement for an employer seeking a zero estimated exposure policy, including a mandatory signed statement and criminal fraud warning; - shifts several fixed interest rates and penalty amounts under the Employment Security Act to amounts the division determines by rule; - clarifies enforcement authority and penalty structures related to unemployment insurance reporting, collections, liens, and warrants; - creates new compliance and disclosure obligations for a subcontractor working on a public construction project, including employee reporting and zero estimated exposure policy disclosures; - requires a subcontractor on a public project to provide employee information to the division; - requires a general contractor and a property owner to retain documentation for audit and enforcement purposes; - authorizes the Division of Professional Licensing to make audit recommendations to the State Tax Commission; - expands the definition of unprofessional conduct to include failure to comply with newly enacted subcontractor requirements; - provides a coordination clause to substantively and technically coordinate changes between this bill and H.B. 40, Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act Amendments; and - makes technical and …
Sponsors
- Burton, Jefferson S. (R, 64) · primary sponsor
- Brady Brammer (R, 21)
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
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 6, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment (March 6, 2026): 65 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation (February 26, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 26, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (February 17, 2026): 68 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 6, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Business, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Procurement, Workers' Compensation, State Facilities, Labor and Employment, Construction
Common questions
- What is HB396?
- HB396 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Public Project Subcontractor Amendments.
- What does HB396 do?
- This bill modifies disclosure requirements for subcontractors.,
- What is the status of HB396?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB396?
- Burton, Jefferson S. (R, 64), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB396?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0396.html
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