---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Project Subcontractor Amendments"
description: "Public Project Subcontractor Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 396"
citation: "Utah HB 396 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business", "Construction", "Government Operations (State Issues)", "Labor and Employment", "Occupational and Professional Licensing", "Procurement", "State Facilities", "Workers' Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burton, Jefferson S."]
version_count: 9
action_count: 53
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-27T19:47:42+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-19T22:14:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b0498d9-642e-4b9b-a0ac-30146334c255"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0396.html"
source_hash: "10d7d7080e716dd5d7cd50d669f76e13f708070978d63385321264fb53a53e11"
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 396 (2026) — Public Project Subcontractor 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/HB0396.xml)
2. **Amended 3/6/2026 19:03:239** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0396S01_2026-03-06_19-04-56.pdf)
3. **Amended Excerpts 3/6/2026 19:03:239** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_HB0396S01_2026-03-06_19-04-56.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0396 To HB0396S01.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0396S01 To HB0396S02.pdf)
6. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0396S01.Samd.1.pdf)
7. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0396S01.xml)
8. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0396S02.xml)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0396.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **68–1** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **65–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burton, Jefferson S. — primary (person)
- Brammer, Brady — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-27T19:47:42+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2026-01-27T19:47:42+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2026-01-27T19:47:43+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0396
- **2026-01-27T19:47:43+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0396
- **2026-01-28T14:50:38+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-28T18:51:45+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-29T19:30:40+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0396
- **2026-01-30T19:36:12+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0396
- **2026-02-02T14:41:46+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-02-02T19:13:48+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Government Operations Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-07T00:41:07+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Government Operations Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T18:17:10+00:00** House/ committee report favorable [House Government Operations Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T18:17:11+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-17T22:46:38+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-17T22:49:11+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-17T22:49:13+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-17T23:12:41+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-18T17:27:28+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-23T16:57:44+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0396S01
- **2026-02-23T16:57:44+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0396S01
- **2026-02-24T19:55:35+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0396S01
- **2026-02-24T20:50:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0396S01
- **2026-02-24T21:52:19+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0396S02
- **2026-02-24T21:52:19+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0396S02
- **2026-02-25T17:49:49+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0396S02
- **2026-02-25T21:16:34+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-26T16:47:58+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0396S02
- **2026-02-26T23:57:55+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-02-27T00:12:23+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-27T17:20:34+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee]
- **2026-02-27T17:20:35+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
- **2026-03-06T22:13:13+00:00** Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T22:18:09+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-03-06T22:19:50+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
- **2026-03-06T22:19:51+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-03-07T03:48:21+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T03:48:22+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-07T04:37:27+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-07T04:37:28+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-10T16:20:22+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-10T16:20:23+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-03-10T16:20:24+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-11T19:19:55+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-11T19:19:56+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-11T22:04:43+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-03-11T22:04:44+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T20:27:54+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T20:27:57+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`
- **2026-03-19T22:14:25+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/5b0498d9-642e-4b9b-a0ac-30146334c255`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).