# Utah S.B. 33: Office of Professional Licensure Review Sunrise Amendments

Utah S.B. 33, Office of Professional Licensure Review Sunrise Amendments, is a 2026 General Session Senate bill sponsored by Evan J. Vickers (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-03-07 (Governor Signed) (as of 2026-10-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB33-2026GS
- As of: 2026-10-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Utah S.B. 33
- State: Utah
- Session: 2026 General Session
- Title: Office of Professional Licensure Review Sunrise Amendments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Last action: 2026-03-07, Governor Signed
- Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Business, Department of Commerce, Labor and Employment, Legislative Operations, Occupational and Professional Licensing
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (113 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Utah job regulation: fewer hurdles, new fees: mixed, low. Beginning May 6, 2026, Utah no longer requires a sunrise review application before lawmakers introduce bills to regulate an occupation. Applications must explain the need to prevent current, clear, serious harm to public health, safety, or finances and identify the least restrictive protection. Occ…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa G. Ballard (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-04 | House | House/ passed 3rd reading | pass | 67 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | House/ uncircled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | House/ circled | fail | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-30 | House | House Comm - Favorable Recommendation | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension | pass | 26 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-03-07: Governor Signed
- 2026-03-03: Senate/ to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- 2026-02-06: Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- 2026-02-06: Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- 2026-02-04: Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate/ received from House (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: House/ to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ passed 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ uncircled (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ circled (House)
- 2026-02-04: House/ 3rd reading (House)
- 2026-02-02: House/ 2nd reading (House)
- 2026-02-02: House/ comm rpt/ placed on Consent Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-30: House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
- 2026-01-30: House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- 2026-01-28: House/ to standing committee (House)
- 2026-01-21: House/ 1st reading (Introduced) (House)
- 2026-01-21: House/ received from Senate (House)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ to House (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced) (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Senate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Senate/ received bill from Legislative Research (Senate)
- 2025-12-18: Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2026-02-23: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/enrolled/SB0033.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-12-18: [PDF](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0033.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/SB0033.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://le.utah.gov/Session/2026/bills/introduced/SB0033.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/UT-SB33-2026GS (as of 2026-10-14).