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Senate approves new master‑plumber licensing tier after heated floor debate
Summary
After extended debate over barriers to entry and consumer protection, the Utah Senate advanced a measure creating residential master‑plumber and master‑plumber licenses with added education and experience requirements; the bill cleared the Senate for further action.
The Utah Senate moved forward with a measure to create a new master‑plumber licensing tier and strengthen education and experience requirements for plumbers, a change sponsors said would raise standards and supporters said would align plumbing professionals with electricians.
Senator Brad Jenkins, sponsor of Senate Bill 102, told colleagues the bill creates two new license categories — residential master plumber and master plumber — and adds a requirement equivalent to nine semester hours of post‑secondary education in topics such as project supervision, construction accounting,…
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