---
type: "Bill"
title: "Landscaper Certification Amendments"
description: "Landscaper Certification Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 313"
citation: "Utah HB 313 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business", "Construction", "Environment", "Labor and Employment", "Occupational and Professional Licensing", "Water", "Water Conservation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arthur, John"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-21T20:19:23+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-23T16:56:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b18ebcea-e70a-43cc-a1a5-e4cf400dfe2e"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0313.html"
source_hash: "84837c6bb8726f346dd2d183009fc5d53dad9823cee76c41b0acb035ba15385a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ut"]
---

# Utah HB 313 (2026) — Landscaper Certification Amendments

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313.xml)
2. **Amended 2/13/2026 09:02:100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0313S01_2026-02-13_09-48-19.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 2/13/2026 09:02:100** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0313S01_2026-02-13_09-48-19.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0313 To HB0313S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0313S01 To HB0313S02.pdf)
6. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0313.Hamd.1.pdf)
7. **House Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0313.Hamd.2.pdf)
8. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313S01.xml)
9. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313S02.xml)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0313.xml)

## Votes

- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **15–13** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **54–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur, John — primary (person)
- Hinkins, David P. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-21T20:19:23+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-21T20:19:23+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-21T20:19:27+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0313
- **2026-01-21T20:19:27+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0313
- **2026-01-22T17:15:56+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-22T18:20:52+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-26T18:46:40+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0313
- **2026-01-27T06:53:10+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0313
- **2026-01-27T14:42:30+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-29T19:06:22+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-04T23:50:31+00:00** House Comm - Held [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
- **2026-02-12T00:29:50+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0313S01
- **2026-02-12T00:29:50+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0313S01
- **2026-02-12T21:49:19+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
- **2026-02-12T21:49:46+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-12T21:51:33+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-13T14:10:37+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0313S01
- **2026-02-13T17:16:19+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-13T17:16:20+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-17T17:10:41+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0313S02
- **2026-02-17T17:10:41+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0313S02
- **2026-02-17T21:34:27+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0313S02
- **2026-02-17T21:45:30+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0313S01
- **2026-02-17T21:45:36+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0313S02
- **2026-02-20T22:05:47+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-20T22:06:34+00:00** House/ substituted
- **2026-02-20T22:16:53+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-20T22:16:55+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-20T23:12:31+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-23T17:16:37+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-24T21:12:35+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26T00:45:27+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26T17:24:40+00:00** Senate/ committee report favorable [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-26T17:24:41+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-05T00:03:05+00:00** Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules [Senate Rules Committee] `reading-2`
- **2026-03-06T03:08:53+00:00** Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-06T21:27:09+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T21:29:40+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T21:29:41+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-06T21:29:42+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-07T04:08:38+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T04:08:39+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T18:13:01+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T18:13:03+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T18:32:18+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T18:32:22+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-16T21:47:09+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-16T21:47:11+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-23T16:56:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b18ebcea-e70a-43cc-a1a5-e4cf400dfe2e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).