# Utah H.B. 313: Landscaper Certification Amendments Utah H.B. 313, Landscaper Certification Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by John Arthur (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-23 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB313-2026GS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Utah H.B. 313 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Landscaper Certification Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-21 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Governor Signed - Sponsor: John Arthur (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Business, Construction, Environment, Labor and Employment, Water, Occupational and Professional Licensing, Water Conservation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (114 yes, 30 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New training rules for Utah landscapers: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah's licensing division must identify the specialty contractor class that mainly does landscape work. Contractors in that class must spend at least one of six required continuing education hours on landscaping each two-year renewal cycle. That hour must cover water-saving l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: John Arthur (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David P. Hinkins (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 15 | 13 | | | 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ substituted | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-02-20 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 54 | 17 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Amendment Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 | | | 2026-02-04 | House | House Comm - Held | pass | 10 | 0 | | ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-23: Governor Signed - 2026-03-16: House/ to Governor (House) - 2026-03-16: House/ received enrolled bill from Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: House/ enrolled bill to Printing (House) - 2026-03-12: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate - 2026-03-10: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-10: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-06: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Senate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate/ committee report favorable (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-24: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-20: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-20: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ substituted (House) - 2026-02-20: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-13: House/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended (House) - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Amendment Recommendation - 2026-02-12: House Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-04: House Comm - Held - 2026-01-29: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-01-27: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-22: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-21: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0313.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-17: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313S02.pdf) - Amended 2/13/2026 09:02:100, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0313S01_2026-02-13_09-48-19.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-21: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313.pdf) ## Related bills - H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments (signed) - H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments (signed) - H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments (signed) - H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments (signed) - H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments (signed) - H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments (signed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0313.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313S02.pdf) - [Amended 2/13/2026 09:02:100 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0313S01_2026-02-13_09-48-19.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0313.pdf) ## Related - [H.B. 136: Unlicensed Driver Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB136-2026GS) - [H.B. 101: Firearm Background Check Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB101-2026GS) - [H.B. 134: Offender Transfer Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB134-2026GS) - [H.B. 178: School Zone Speeding Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB178-2026GS) - [H.B. 94: Criminal Accounts Receivable Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB94-2026GS) - [H.B. 220: Public Safety Data Amendments](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB220-2026GS) - [Utah bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah/bills) - [Utah state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/utah) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB313-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).