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Committee OKs wide licensing reforms, allows state boards to meet electronically
Summary
The Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee advanced Senate Bill 13-16, a multi-part licensing reform package that merges some boards, changes terms and licensing rules across occupations and permits state boards to meet electronically; the bill was sent to the Commerce Committee.
Senator Joey Yeager, chairman of the Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, moved Senate Bill 13-16 — presented as an administrative licensing and board-reform package — out of committee, saying the bill aligns state boards with modern practices and reduces administrative costs.
The bill, which Yeager described as the "Less/Lehi Is More Act of 2025" in his remarks, would consolidate or adjust several professional boards and licenses, including merging the professional soil scientist license with geologists, creating a new license category for certified public accountants with additional educational requirements, and moving certain licensing for group homes serving people with intellectual disabilities from the Department of Mental Health to the…
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