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House passes construction-registry bill after failed amendment to require general contractors to file commencement notices
Summary
The Utah House passed HB154, amending the State Construction Registry to clarify filing and notice rules. An amendment to require owners or general contractors to file commencement notices—backed as a transparency measure for subcontractors—failed in a 14-16 division before the bill passed 70-4.
The Utah House on Feb. 16 passed House Bill 154, the State Construction Registry Amendments, which clarifies when commencement and preliminary notices must be filed and standardizes permit numbering in the registry.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Michael Morley, told the House the changes mainly clarify existing practice, noting the registry ‘‘codifies case law’’ and eases compliance for cities and contractors. ‘‘There have been a few lawsuits that have tried to link those two together,’’ Morley said, arguing the bill preserves transparency…
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