# Utah H.B. 396: Public Project Subcontractor Amendments Utah H.B. 396, Public Project Subcontractor Amendments, is a 2026 General Session House bill sponsored by Burton, Jefferson S.; status signed, last action 2026-03-19 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-HB396-2026GS - 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. 396 - State: Utah - Session: 2026 General Session - Title: Public Project Subcontractor Amendments - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-27 - Last action: 2026-03-19, Governor Signed - Sponsor: Burton, Jefferson S. - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Workers' Compensation, Business, State Facilities, Construction, Labor and Employment, Government Operations (State Issues), Procurement, Occupational and Professional Licensing - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (180 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Subcontractors share fewer employee identity details: benefit, low. Starting May 6, 2026, public-project subcontractors must provide employee details to the licensing division on request. These include names, the last four Social Security number digits, and professional license numbers when applicable. Beginning January 1, 2027, the required details no longer inclu… - New insurance promises for employers without workers: cost, low. Insurers must get a signed statement in capital letters from applicants for zero estimated exposure workers’ compensation policies. Applicants must confirm they have no employees, have zero estimated exposure, and gave current, accurate, complete information. If they hire employees during coverage,… - Public-project subcontractors face new reporting duties: cost, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, public-project subcontractors must provide current employee lists and estimated labor hours before starting construction work. They must disclose planned second-tier subcontractors’ names and license numbers, plus any zero estimated exposure policy and a copy. Employees on si… - New unemployment payment rules for employers: mixed, low. Utah replaces the fixed 1% monthly interest rate on overdue unemployment contributions with a rate set by agency rule. Interest runs from the due date until the agency receives both the contribution and interest. Rules also set penalties for late reports, missing information, employee misclassifica… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Burton, Jefferson S. - Cosponsor: Brady Brammer (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ floor amendment | fail | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | House | House/ concurs with Senate amendment | pass | 65 | 1 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | Senate | Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 4 | 0 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 68 | 1 | | | 2026-02-06 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-03-19: 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 - 2026-03-11: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared - 2026-03-11: Bill Received from House for Enrolling - 2026-03-11: House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling (House) - 2026-03-11: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ signed by President/ returned to House (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ concurs with Senate amendment (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ placed on Concurrence Calendar (House) - 2026-03-06: House/ received from Senate (House) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ to House with amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate/ floor amendment (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) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Senate/ comm rpt/ substituted (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-26: Senate Comm - Substitute Recommendation - 2026-02-25: Senate/ to standing committee (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Senate/ received from House (Senate) - 2026-02-17: House/ to Senate (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ passed 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-17: House/ 3rd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ 2nd reading (House) - 2026-02-09: House/ committee report favorable (House) - 2026-02-06: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation - 2026-02-02: House/ to standing committee (House) - 2026-02-02: House/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House) - 2026-01-28: House/ received bill from Legislative Research (House) - 2026-01-27: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/HB0396.pdf) - Amended 3/6/2026 19:03:239, 2026-03-06: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0396S01_2026-03-06_19-04-56.pdf) - Substitute #2, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0396S02.pdf) - Substitute #1, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0396S01.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0396.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/HB0396.pdf) - [Amended 3/6/2026 19:03:239 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/amended/AV_HB0396S01_2026-03-06_19-04-56.pdf) - [Substitute #2 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0396S02.pdf) - [Substitute #1 (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0396S01.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/HB0396.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-HB396-2026GS (as of 2026-10-19).