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House updates construction registry and lien rules, shifts permit‑data responsibility to filers
Summary
House passed First Substitute House Bill 160 to clarify construction-permit records and lien procedures, shifting responsibility for certain permit data to the permit filer and increasing wrongful-lien penalties; sponsors said changes respond to SCR implementation and industry input. (Vote: 72–0)
The Utah House on Feb. 13 passed First Substitute House Bill 160, a package of construction‑standards and state construction registry (SCR) clarifications that shifts responsibility for the accuracy of certain building-permit information to the person who pulls the permit and updates lien-related penalties and notice periods.
Supporters said the changes are technical and driven by implementation of the SCR. Representative Michael Morley, the bill sponsor, said the amendment "clarifies that a county recorder is not…
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