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S.B. 44 Professional Licensure Amendments (2025)

Became lawWritten by Sen. Evan J. Vickers · carried in the House by Rep. A. Cory Maloy

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

What this bill does

The bill sets a standard criminal background check process for certain professional licenses and clarifies when the Division of Professional Licensing may revoke a license based on that check. It also renames the Physicians Education Fund to the Physicians Education and Enforcement Fund, lets the division director make distributions from it, and requires administrative penalties for unprofessional or unlawful conduct to be deposited into it.

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Official description
  • defines terms
  • standardizes the requirements for a criminal background check for licensure in certain professions
  • clarifies the circumstances under which the Division of Professional Licensing (division) revokes a license, as that revocation applies to a criminal background check
  • renames the Physicians Education Fund to the Physicians Education and Enforcement Fund (fund)
  • authorizes the director of the division to make distributions from the fund under certain circumstances
  • requires that the division deposit administrative penalties imposed for unprofessional or unlawful conduct into the fund
  • makes technical and conforming changes
Full text and history on le.utah.gov →

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