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House approves bill creating residential plumber license; trade groups endorse measure
Summary
The House passed Substitute Second Substitute Senate Bill 72 to create a residential plumber license, limiting work to simpler residential jobs and allowing experienced workers to qualify by exam; the measure drew questions about apprenticeship impact and passed 51–13.
The Utah House on the Senate calendar passed Substitute Second Substitute Senate Bill 72 on a 51–13 vote, creating a new residential plumber's license intended to bring currently unregulated residential plumbing work under state oversight.
Representative Jorgensen, who presented the bill, said it "creates a new, a lower level of a plumber's license called a residential plumber's license," explaining the license would allow workers who meet experience requirements to qualify by examination and perform simpler residential…
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