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Supreme Court reviewing attorney licensing fees; committee files guidance resolution

Legislative Rules Review and General Government Oversight Committee · November 20, 2025
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The legislature's Rules Review Committee heard that the Utah Supreme Court is reviewing attorney licensing fees and the uses of those funds; the committee opened a joint-resolution bill file to offer guidance and asked courts and the Utah State Bar for transparent fee-setting processes ahead of 2026 relicensing.

The Rules Review and General Government Oversight Committee received an update that the Utah Supreme Court is actively reviewing attorney licensing fees and how the funds are used.

"The Court is considering that information along with anything else that's relevant," Michael Drexel, assistant state court administrator, told the panel, adding that the Court expects to make a determination before attorneys must relicense in 2026. Drexel said the Court values the Utah State Bar's detailed…

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