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type: "Bill"
title: "Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments"
description: "Office of Professional Licensure Review Amendments"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ut"
legislature: "Utah Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 31"
citation: "Utah SB 31 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Acupuncturists", "Athletic Trainers", "Business", "Health Care Professionals", "Health and Human Services", "Hearing Instrument Specialists", "Labor and Employment", "Nurses", "Occupational Therapists", "Occupational and Professional Licensing", "Physical Therapists", "Physician Assistants", "Respiratory Care Providers", "Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Vickers, Evan J."]
version_count: 20
action_count: 75
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-12-19T03:14:15+00:00"
last_action: "2026-03-17T15:58:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24ed80c7-2345-41e9-ab2f-3c7e5be7c12b"
source_url: "https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0031.html"
source_hash: "87a0d9ec2bb1673a139b61592dba7b81b248b70dbef26c324ff0b7baeea8eb25"
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 SB 31 (2026) — Office of Professional Licensure Review 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/SB0031.xml)
2. **Amended 2/25/2026 16:02:990** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0031S04_2026-02-25_16-09-49.pdf)
3. **Amended 3/3/2026 19:03:217** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0031S04_2026-03-03_19-51-55.pdf)
4. **Amended 3/6/2026 16:03:220** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_SB0031S04_2026-03-06_16-10-39.pdf)
5. **Amended Excerpts 2/25/2026 16:02:990** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0031S04_2026-02-25_16-09-49.pdf)
6. **Amended Excerpts 3/3/2026 19:03:217** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0031S04_2026-03-03_19-51-55.pdf)
7. **Amended Excerpts 3/6/2026 16:03:220** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AP_SB0031S04_2026-03-06_16-10-39.pdf)
8. **Comparison to Original Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0031 To SB0031S01.pdf)
9. **Comparison to Sub #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0031S01 To SB0031S02.pdf)
10. **Comparison to Sub #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0031S02 To SB0031S03.pdf)
11. **Comparison to Sub #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/CP SB0031S03 To SB0031S04.pdf)
12. **House Amendment 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0031S04.Hamd.3.pdf)
13. **House Amendment 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0031S04.Hamd.4.pdf)
14. **Senate Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0031S03.Samd.1.pdf)
15. **Senate Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/SB0031S04.Samd.2.pdf)
16. **Substitute #1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0031S01.xml)
17. **Substitute #2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0031S02.xml)
18. **Substitute #3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0031S03.xml)
19. **Substitute #4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0031S04.xml)
20. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0031.xml)
## Votes
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading — **230** (pass) · upper
- House/ passed 3rd reading — **595** (pass) · lower
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment — **221** (pass) · upper
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading — **251** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Vickers, Evan J. — primary (person)
- Kyle, Jason B. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-12-19T03:14:15+00:00** Bill Numbered but not Distributed
- **2025-12-19T03:14:15+00:00** Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- **2025-12-19T03:14:18+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0031
- **2025-12-19T03:14:18+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0031
- **2025-12-29T16:58:15+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0031
- **2026-01-07T17:04:48+00:00** Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research `receipt`
- **2026-01-13T19:16:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0031
- **2026-01-13T23:01:26+00:00** Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst `receipt`
- **2026-01-20T18:07:24+00:00** Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-01-20T22:08:33+00:00** Senate/ to standing committee [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06T01:25:52+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0031S01
- **2026-02-06T01:25:52+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0031S01
- **2026-02-06T21:15:09+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0031S01
- **2026-02-07T00:48:53+00:00** Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-02-07T01:26:11+00:00** Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation [Senate Business and Labor Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-09T18:14:18+00:00** Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted [Senate Business and Labor Committee]
- **2026-02-09T18:14:19+00:00** Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- **2026-02-09T18:33:40+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0031S01
- **2026-02-18T18:11:15+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0031S02
- **2026-02-18T18:11:15+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0031S02
- **2026-02-19T18:02:13+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0031S02
- **2026-02-20T21:01:17+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0031S02
- **2026-02-21T00:23:48+00:00** Senate/ 2nd reading
- **2026-02-21T00:24:20+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-23T20:42:52+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0031S03
- **2026-02-23T20:42:52+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0031S03
- **2026-02-23T22:03:12+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-23T22:04:00+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-02-23T22:09:53+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-23T23:35:42+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-23T23:36:21+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-02-23T23:38:05+00:00** Senate/ passed 2nd reading `reading-2`
- **2026-02-24T17:49:50+00:00** Senate/ 3rd reading
- **2026-02-24T17:50:05+00:00** Senate/ circled
- **2026-02-24T20:01:09+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0031S03
- **2026-02-25T16:33:48+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0031S03
- **2026-02-25T20:03:57+00:00** LFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0031S04
- **2026-02-25T20:03:57+00:00** LFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0031S04
- **2026-02-25T21:30:45+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0031S04
- **2026-02-25T21:55:59+00:00** LFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0031S04
- **2026-02-25T23:01:58+00:00** Senate/ uncircled
- **2026-02-25T23:02:27+00:00** Senate/ substituted
- **2026-02-25T23:02:51+00:00** Senate/ floor amendment
- **2026-02-25T23:05:37+00:00** Senate/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-02-25T23:05:38+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-02-25T23:42:40+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-02-26T17:13:34+00:00** House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- **2026-02-26T23:00:04+00:00** House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03T22:04:15+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03T22:05:56+00:00** House Comm - Amendment Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03T22:20:12+00:00** House Comm - Favorable Recommendation [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-04T02:25:18+00:00** House/ comm rpt/ amended [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee] `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04T02:25:19+00:00** House/ 2nd reading
- **2026-03-04T02:57:36+00:00** House/ 3rd Reading Calendar to Rules [House Rules Committee]
- **2026-03-05T19:31:56+00:00** House/ Rules to 3rd Reading Calendar
- **2026-03-06T22:06:19+00:00** House/ 3rd reading
- **2026-03-06T22:07:42+00:00** House/ floor amendment
- **2026-03-06T22:16:24+00:00** House/ passed 3rd reading `passage`
- **2026-03-06T22:16:26+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-07T00:14:34+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T00:14:35+00:00** Senate/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
- **2026-03-07T00:26:37+00:00** Senate/ concurs with House amendment `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-07T00:26:38+00:00** Senate/ to House
- **2026-03-07T02:29:00+00:00** House/ received from Senate `receipt`
- **2026-03-07T02:29:01+00:00** House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate `passage`
- **2026-03-07T02:29:02+00:00** House/ to Senate
- **2026-03-10T15:39:26+00:00** Senate/ received from House `receipt`
- **2026-03-10T15:39:27+00:00** Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling `passage`
- **2026-03-10T19:11:00+00:00** Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- **2026-03-10T19:11:03+00:00** Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- **2026-03-12T17:56:24+00:00** Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate `enrolled`
- **2026-03-12T17:56:30+00:00** Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- **2026-03-13T15:05:43+00:00** Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing `receipt`
- **2026-03-13T15:05:45+00:00** Senate/ to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-17T15:58:00+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/24ed80c7-2345-41e9-ab2f-3c7e5be7c12b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Utah legislature records).