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House approves measure defining "complex" public buildings, tightening structural-engineer requirement
Summary
The Utah House passed Senate Bill 200, which narrows what qualifies as a "complex structure" so structural engineers — not general professional engineers — must design very large, public-facing buildings; sponsors framed the change as a public-safety clarification. The bill passed 44–24.
The Utah House on March 3 passed Senate Bill 200, a narrow rewrite of the professional-engineering statute that defines which projects require a licensed structural engineer and thereby limits when a general professional engineer may serve as the design approver for complex public buildings.
Sponsor Representative Wynne told the House the change is intended to protect public safety by clarifying the current statute’s vagueness about what constitutes a "complex structure." Wynne…
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