Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB188: Construction Trades Education Amendments
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
This bill modifies the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 23, 2026:
0 Construction Trades Education Amendments 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Luz Escamilla House Sponsor: LONG TITLE General Description: This bill modifies the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - modifies the list of organizations that may offer continuing education for a contractor licensee. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 58-55-302.5 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 201 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 58-55-302.5 is amended to read: 58-55-302.5 . Continuing education requirements for contractor licensees -- Continuing education courses. (1) (a) Each contractor licensee under a license issued under this chapter shall complete six hours of approved continuing education during each two-year renewal cycle established by rule under Subsection 58-55-303(1) . (b) Each contractor licensee who has a renewal cycle that ends on or after January 1, 2020, may complete one hour of approved continuing education on energy conservation as part of the six required hours. (2) (a) The commission shall, with the concurrence of the division, establish by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, a program of approved continuing education for contractor licensees. (b) Except as provided in Subsections (2)(c) and (e) , only …
Sponsors
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Senate/ filed
- : Senate/ strike enacting clause
- : Senate/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- : Senate Comm - Held
- : Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- : LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0188
- : Senate/ to standing committee
- : LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0188
- : Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
Votes
- Senate Comm - Held (January 29, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Business, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Labor and Employment, Construction
Common questions
- What is SB188?
- SB188 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Construction Trades Education Amendments.
- What does SB188 do?
- This bill modifies the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act.
- What is the status of SB188?
- Failed as of March 6, 2026. Latest action: Senate/ filed (March 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB188?
- Escamilla, Luz (D, 10).
- Where is the official record for SB188?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0188.html
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