2025 bills / H.B. 58

H.B. 58 Building Inspector Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Rep. Thomas W. Peterson · carried in the Senate by Sen. Calvin R. Musselman

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill would require the Uniform Building Code Commission to collect data on building inspectors, publish it each year, and report it to the Legislature. It would also add new misconduct rules for licensed building inspectors, require local governments to hire or contract with a qualified building official, and let the Division of Professional Licensing spend certain surcharge money in wider ways.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • directs the Uniform Building Code Commission to:
  • collect data pertaining to building inspectors
  • publish gathered data on an annual basis
  • report the data annually to the Legislature
  • expands the scope for the Division of Professional Licensing to spend money from surcharges
  • adds unlawful and unprofessional conduct provisions for licensed building inspectors acting as qualified building officials
  • requires a local regulator to hire or contract with a qualified building official
  • makes technical and conforming changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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