HB 344 Utah House · 2026 General Session

Construction Consultant Amendments

HB 344 removes a licensing requirement for individuals or businesses that only provide or offer lists of subcontractors or suppliers, without performing construction work themselves. This change directly affects referral services within the construction industry, such as consultants who connect clients with contractors but do not execute construction tasks. The bill modifies Utah's Construction Trades Licensing Act to exempt these limited referral activities from licensing mandates, while making minor technical adjustments to the law. No new funding or significant policy shifts are involved, as the bill focuses solely on streamlining licensing for this specific service type.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 7, 2026
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MODERATE
This bill amends the Utah Construction Trades Licensing Act to remove the licensing requirement for individuals who only provide lists of subcontractors or suppliers, effectively exempting them from contractor licensure. It also adds a coordination clause to align this bill with a companion bill (H.B. 40) and includes technical updates to definitions and formatting.
Scope change
The bill's scope is narrowed by exempting a specific category of service providers (those who only list subcontractors or suppliers) from the general contractor licensing requirements.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed the licensing requirement for persons who only provide or offer to provide lists of subcontractors or suppliers.

TECHNICAL

Added a coordination clause to ensure substantive and technical alignment with H.B. 40 regarding construction trades licensing.

Changed the bill's effective date from May 6, 2026, to February 23, 2026 (implied by the header date).

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'Contractor' to reflect the new exemption for list providers and made technical adjustments to other definitions.

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Total actions
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Committee
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Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
House/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules [House Rules Committee]
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Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
House/ to standing committee [House Business, Labor, and Commerce Committee]
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Tracy Miller
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