---
type: "Bill"
title: "Construction Code Amendments"
description: "Construction Code Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 65"
citation: "Utah HB 65 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business", "Construction", "Construction and Fire Codes", "Real Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Peterson, Thomas W."]
version_count: 13
action_count: 61
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-12-22T21:55:12+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-17T16:57:49+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90d1a077-060d-48c3-8435-79b93f65d791"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/HB0065.html"
source_hash: "a078b663857317a14f81f5cd521cd53257fb454c6828ced2d5b4fdd8f61d7e65"
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 65 (2026) — Construction Code 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/HB0065.xml)
2. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0065 To HB0065S01.pdf)
3. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0065S01 To HB0065S02.pdf)
4. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0065S02 To HB0065S03.pdf)
5. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP HB0065S03 To HB0065S04.pdf)
6. **House Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0065S02.Hamd.1.pdf)
7. **House Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0065S02.Hamd.2.pdf)
8. **House Amendment 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/HB0065S02.Hamd.3.pdf)
9. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0065S01.xml)
10. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0065S02.xml)
11. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0065S03.xml)
12. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0065S04.xml)
13. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0065.xml)

## Votes

- House/ passed 3rd reading — **67–2** (pass) · lower
- House/ concurs with Senate amendment — **67–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **20–5** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **27–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Peterson, Thomas W. — primary (person)
- Vickers, Evan J. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-12-22T21:55:12+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2025-12-22T21:55:12+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2025-12-22T21:55:16+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0065
- **2025-12-22T21:55:16+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0065
- **2026-01-05T18:21:14+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0065
- **2026-01-05T18:21:16+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0065
- **2026-01-14T20:43:15+00:00** House/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-14T21:21:49+00:00** House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T17:43:19+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-20T18:24:46+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22T03:14:19+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0065S01
- **2026-01-22T03:14:19+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0065S01
- **2026-01-22T20:59:13+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0065S02
- **2026-01-22T20:59:13+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0065S02
- **2026-01-22T21:31:46+00:00** House Comm - Substitute Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
- **2026-01-22T21:32:46+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-23T14:09:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0065S01
- **2026-01-23T14:10:00+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0065S01
- **2026-01-23T18:08:27+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ substituted [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
- **2026-01-23T18:08:28+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-01-23T23:31:11+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0065S02
- **2026-01-23T23:31:12+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0065S02
- **2026-01-27T18:38:24+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-01-27T18:44:00+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-01-27T18:44:02+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-01-27T19:09:42+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-01-28T18:22:39+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-29T18:55:37+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0065S03
- **2026-01-29T18:55:37+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0065S03
- **2026-01-30T18:33:31+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-02T13:29:37+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0065S03
- **2026-02-02T13:29:38+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0065S03
- **2026-02-03T22:42:14+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0065S04
- **2026-02-03T22:42:14+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0065S04
- **2026-02-03T23:52:41+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-02-04T00:02:43+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-04T16:27:45+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0065S04
- **2026-02-04T16:27:46+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0065S04
- **2026-02-04T18:18:38+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-02-04T18:18:39+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-05T21:31:12+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-05T21:35:22+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06T18:37:41+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-06T18:51:52+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-06T18:51:53+00:00** Senate/ to House with amendments
- **2026-02-06T21:06:31+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-06T21:06:32+00:00** House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-02-09T21:23:57+00:00** House/ concurs with Senate amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-09T21:23:58+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-02-10T18:12:42+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-02-10T18:12:43+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House `passage`
- **2026-02-10T18:12:44+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-10T19:42:56+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-10T19:42:57+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-02-11T14:16:39+00:00** Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- **2026-02-11T14:16:43+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-03T20:15:24+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-03T20:15:34+00:00** House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-17T15:29:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-17T16:57:47+00:00** House/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-17T16:57:49+00:00** House/ to Governor `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90d1a077-060d-48c3-8435-79b93f65d791`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).