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Utah House revives licensing review panel, requires committee exam before most new occupational licenses
Summary
The House approved a second substitute to HB 75 to reestablish a mandatory occupational licensing review committee and set criteria focused on public health, safety and welfare; an amendment adding 'welfare' to the standard was adopted on the floor. The bill passed 71‑0 and will go to the Senate.
Representative Green presented a second substitute to HB 75 to revive an occupational and professional licensing review panel (often called the Sunrise Committee) and require that most licensing proposals under Title 58 go through that committee for initial review.
Green said the measure was drafted to respond to a federal court ruling that struck down how state cosmetology rules had been applied to hair braiding, arguing the state should avoid regulations that unnecessarily burden the 'right to work.' As Green put it on…
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