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Senate debate opens on master plumber license; amendment offered to lower experience requirement
Summary
Senate Bill 102 would create a master plumber qualification with added education and experience requirements; Senator Bell offered an unfriendly amendment to reduce practical experience from 4 to 2 years in two places, lowering total time to practice commercially to about six years.
Senate Bill 102, introduced by Senator Jenkins, would create a new master plumber qualification in Utah’s plumbing licensing code, add educational requirements (a floor reference to 9 semester hours of post-secondary coursework or equivalent), and require a qualifying examination. Jenkins described the measure as aligning plumbing training with other trades and said stakeholders have circulated letters of support.
Senator Bell raised concerns that the bill, as drafted, would set too high a barrier for people who want to start their own businesses,…
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