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Panel approves HB 58 to set qualifications for building officials, add commission duties
Summary
Representative Peterson brought HB 58 (first substitute) to require DOPL licensing for building officials, set experience thresholds, add duties to the Uniform Building Codes Commission, and shift permit-fee allocations to fund a part‑time oversight position; the committee passed the substitute 8–2.
Representative Peterson presented HB 58, Building Inspector Amendments (first substitute), saying the bill was a committee product developed with the Division of Professional Licensing, the Utah Home Builders Association, the League of Cities and Towns, and the Utah Association of Building Officials. The substitute would require building officials to hold a DOPL license, add duties to the Uniform Building Codes Commission, create a part-time…
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