Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 28 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Moss, Carol S.

Final action

Governor Signed 3/25/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• defines terms;
• amends provisions of licensure for on premise sign installation contractors; and
• makes technical and conforming changes.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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58-55-102
58-55-305
1
On Premise Sign Installation Amendments
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Carol S. Moss
Senate Sponsor: Todd Weiler
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill amends provisions of licensure for on premise sign installation contractors.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
defines terms;
amends provisions of licensure for on premise sign installation contractors; and
makes technical and conforming changes.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
AMENDS:
58-55-102
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 507
58-55-305
, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapter 226
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
58-55-102
 is amended to read:
58-55-102
. Definitions.
In addition to the definitions in Section 
58-1-102
, as used in this chapter:
(1)
(a)
"Alarm business" or "alarm company" means a person engaged in the sale, 
installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement, servicing, or monitoring of 
an alarm system, except as provided in Subsection (1)(b).
(b)
"Alarm business" or "alarm company" does not include:
(i)
a person engaged in the manufacture or sale of alarm systems unless:
(A)
that person is also engaged in the installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, 
replacement, servicing, or monitoring of alarm systems;
(B)
the manufacture or sale occurs at a location other than a place of business 
established by the person engaged in the manufacture or sale; or
(C)
the manufacture or sale involves site visits at the place or intended place of 
installation of an alarm system; or
(ii)
an owner of an alarm system, or an employee of the owner of an alarm system 
who is engaged in installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, replacement, 
servicing, or monitoring of the alarm system owned by that owner.
(2)
"Alarm company agent":
(a)
except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), means any individual employed within this 
state by an alarm business; and
(b)
does not include an individual who:
(i)
is not engaged in the sale, installation, maintenance, alteration, repair, 
replacement, servicing, or monitoring of an alarm system; and
(ii)
does not, during the normal course of the individual's employment with an alarm 
business, use or have access to sensitive alarm system information.
(3)
"Alarm company officer" means:
(a)
a governing person, as defined in Section 
48-3a-102
, of an alarm company;
(b)
an individual appointed as an officer of an alarm company that is a corporation in 
accordance with Section 
16-10a-830
;
(c)
a general partner, as defined in Section 
48-2e-102
, of an alarm company; or
(d)
a partner, as defined in Section 
48-1d-102
, of an alarm company.
(4)
"Alarm company owner" means:
(a)
a shareholder, as defined in Section 
16-10a-102
, who owns directly, or indirectly 
through an entity controlled by the individual, 5% or more of the outstanding shares 
of an alarm company that:
(i)
is a corporation; and
(ii)
is not publicly listed or traded; or
(b)
an individual who owns directly, or indirectly through an entity controlled by the 
individual, 5% or more of the equity of an alarm company that is not a corporation.
(5)
"Alarm company proprietor" means the sole proprietor of an alarm company that is 
registered as a sole proprietorship with the Division of Corporations and Commercial 
Code.
(6)
"Alarm company trustee" means an individual with control of or power of 
administration over property held in trust.
(7)
(a)
"Alarm system" means equipment and devices assembled for the purpose of:
(i)
detecting and signaling unauthorized intrusion or entry into or onto certain 
premises; or
(ii)
signaling a robbery or attempted robbery on protected premises.
(b)
"Alarm system" includes a battery-charged suspended-wire system or fence that is 
part of and interfaces with an alarm system for the purposes of detecting and 
deterring unauthorized intrusion or entry into or onto certain premises.
(8)
"Apprentice electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as an apprentice 
electrician who is learning the electrical trade under the immediate supervision of a 
master electrician, residential master electrician, a journeyman electrician, or a 
residential journeyman electrician.
(9)
"Apprentice plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as an apprentice 
plumber who is learning the plumbing trade under the immediate supervision of a master 
plumber, residential master plumber, journeyman plumber, or a residential journeyman 
plumber.
(10)
"Approved continuing education" means instruction provided through courses under a 
program established under Subsection 
58-55-302.5
(2).
(11)
(a)
"Approved prelicensure course provider" means a provider that is the Associated 
General Contractors of Utah, the Utah Chapter of the Associated Builders and 
Contractors, or the Utah Home Builders Association, and that meets the requirements 
established by rule by the commission with the concurrence of the director, to teach 
the 25-hour course described in Subsection 
58-55-302
(1)(e)(iii).
(b)
"Approved prelicensure course provider" may only include a provider that, in 
addition to any other locations, offers the 25-hour course described in Subsection 
58-55-302
(1)(e)(iii) at least six times each year in one or more counties other than 
Salt Lake County, Utah County, Davis County, or Weber County.
(12)
"Board" means the Alarm System Security and Licensing Board or Electricians and 
Plumbers Licensing Board created in Section 
58-55-201
.
(13)
"Combustion system" means an assembly consisting of:
(a)
piping and components with a means for conveying, either continuously or 
intermittently, natural gas from the outlet of the natural gas provider's meter to the 
burner of the appliance;
(b)
the electric control and combustion air supply and venting systems, including air 
ducts; and
(c)
components intended to achieve control of quantity, flow, and pressure.
(14)
"Commission" means the Construction Services Commission created under Section 
58-55-103
.
(15)
"Construction trade" means any trade or occupation involving:
(a)
(i)
construction, alteration, remodeling, repairing, wrecking or demolition, addition 
to, or improvement of any building, highway, road, railroad, dam, bridge, 
structure, excavation or other project, development, or improvement to other than 
personal property; and
(ii)
constructing, remodeling, or repairing a manufactured home or mobile home as 
defined in Section 
15A-1-302
; or
(b)
installation or repair of a residential or commercial natural gas appliance or 
combustion system.
(16)
"Construction trades instructor" means a person licensed under this chapter to teach 
one or more construction trades in both a classroom and project environment, where a 
project is intended for sale to or use by the public and is completed under the direction 
of the instructor, who has no economic interest in the project.
(17)
(a)
"Contractor" means any person who for compensation other than wages as an 
employee undertakes any work in the construction, plumbing, or electrical trade for 
which licensure is required under this chapter and includes:
(i)
a person who builds any structure on the person's own property for the purpose of 
sale or who builds any structure intended for public use on the person's own 
property;
(ii)
any person who represents that the person is a contractor, or will perform a 
service described in this Subsection (17)by advertising on a website or social 
media, or any other means;
(iii)
any person engaged as a maintenance person, other than an employee, who 
regularly engages in activities set forth under the definition of "construction trade";
(iv)
any person engaged in, or offering to engage in, any construction trade for which 
licensure is required under this chapter; or
(v)
a construction manager, construction consultant, construction assistant, or any 
other person who, for a fee:
(A)
performs or offers to perform construction consulting;
(B)
performs or offers to perform management of construction subcontractors;
(C)
provides or offers to provide a list of subcontractors or suppliers; or
(D)
provides or offers to provide management or counseling services on a 
construction project.
(b)
"Contractor" does not include:
(i)
an alarm company or alarm company agent; or
(ii)
a material supplier who provides consulting to customers regarding the design 
and installation of the material supplier's products.
(18)
(a)
"Electrical trade" means the performance of any electrical work involved in the 
installation, construction, alteration, change, repair, removal, or maintenance of 
facilities, buildings, or appendages or appurtenances.
(b)
"Electrical trade" does not include:
(i)
transporting or handling electrical materials;
(ii)
preparing clearance for raceways for wiring;
(iii)
work commonly done by unskilled labor on any installations under the exclusive 
control of electrical utilities;
(iv)
work involving cable-type wiring that does not pose a shock or fire-initiation 
hazard;
 or
(v)
work involving class two or class three power-limited circuits as defined in the 
National Electrical Code
.
; or
(vi)
minor electrical work incidental to a mechanical or service installation when 
wiring is extended to no more than 10 feet from an existing outlet or disconnect 
and does not exceed 120 volts and 20 amperes.
(19)
"Elevator" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
34A-7-202
, except that 
for purposes of this chapter it does not mean a stair chair, a vertical platform lift, or an 
incline platform lift.
(20)
"Elevator contractor" means a sole proprietor, firm, or corporation licensed under this 
chapter that is engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, 
servicing, repairing, or maintaining an elevator.
(21)
"Elevator mechanic" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter as an 
elevator mechanic and who is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, 
servicing, repairing, or maintaining an elevator under the immediate supervision of an 
elevator contractor.
(22)
"Employee" means an individual as defined by the division by rule giving 
consideration to the definition adopted by the Internal Revenue Service and the 
Department of Workforce Services.
(23)
"Engage in a construction trade" means to:
(a)
engage in, represent oneself to be engaged in, or advertise oneself as being engaged 
in a construction trade; or
(b)
use the name "contractor" or "builder" or in any other way lead a reasonable person 
to believe one is or will act as a contractor.
(24)
(a)
"Financial responsibility" means a demonstration of a current and expected 
future condition of financial solvency evidencing a reasonable expectation to the 
division and the board that an applicant or licensee can successfully engage in 
business as a contractor without jeopardy to the public health, safety, and welfare.
(b)
Financial responsibility may be determined by an evaluation of the total history 
concerning the licensee or applicant including past, present, and expected condition 
and record of financial solvency and business conduct.
(25)
"Gas appliance" means any device that uses natural gas to produce light, heat, power, 
steam, hot water, refrigeration, or air conditioning.
(26)
(a)
"General building contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter as a 
general building contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and 
knowledge to perform or superintend construction of structures for the support, 
shelter, and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind 
or any of the components of that construction except plumbing, electrical work, 
mechanical work, work related to the operating integrity of an elevator, and 
manufactured housing installation, for which the general building contractor shall 
employ the services of a contractor licensed in the particular specialty, except that a 
general building contractor engaged in the construction of single-family and 
multifamily residences up to four units may perform the mechanical work and hire a 
licensed plumber or electrician as an employee.
(b)
The division may by rule exclude general building contractors from engaging in the 
performance of other construction specialties in which there is represented a 
substantial risk to the public health, safety, and welfare, and for which a license is 
required unless that general building contractor holds a valid license in that specialty 
classification.
(27)
(a)
"General electrical contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter as a 
general electrical contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and 
knowledge to perform the fabrication, construction, and installation of generators, 
transformers, conduits, raceways, panels, switch gear, electrical wires, fixtures, 
appliances, or apparatus that uses electrical energy.
(b)
The scope of work of a general electrical contractor may be further defined by rules 
made by the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(28)
(a)
"General engineering contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter as a 
general engineering contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and 
knowledge to perform or superintend construction of fixed works or components of 
fixed works requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill in any of the 
following:
(i)
irrigation;
(ii)
drainage;
(iii)
water power;
(iv)
water supply;
(v)
flood control;
(vi)
an inland waterway;
(vii)
a harbor;
(viii)
a railroad;
(ix)
a highway;
(x)
a tunnel;
(xi)
an airport;
(xii)
an airport runway;
(xiii)
a sewer;
(xiv)
a bridge;
(xv)
a refinery;
(xvi)
a pipeline;
(xvii)
a chemical plant;
(xviii)
an industrial plant;
(xix)
a pier;
(xx)
a foundation;
(xxi)
a power plant;
(xxii)
a utility plant or installation; or
(xxiii)
an underground electric utility conduit.
(b)
A general engineering contractor may not perform or superintend:
(i)
construction of a structure built primarily for the support, shelter, and enclosure of 
persons, animals, and chattels; or
(ii)
performance of:
(A)
plumbing work;
(B)
electrical work beyond underground electric utility conduit; or
(C)
mechanical work.
(29)
(a)
"General plumbing contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter as a 
general plumbing contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and 
knowledge to perform the fabrication or installation of material and fixtures to create 
and maintain sanitary conditions in a building by providing permanent means for a 
supply of safe and pure water, a means for the timely and complete removal from the 
premises of all used or contaminated water, fluid and semi-fluid organic wastes and 
other impurities incidental to life and the occupation of such premises, and a safe and 
adequate supply of gases for lighting, heating, and industrial purposes.
(b)
The scope of work of a general plumbing contractor may be further defined by rules 
made by the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance with 
Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(30)
"Immediate supervision" means reasonable direction, oversight, inspection, and 
evaluation of the work of a person:
(a)
as the division specifies in rule;
(b)
by, as applicable, a qualified electrician or plumber;
(c)
as part of a planned program of training; and
(d)
to ensure that the end result complies with applicable standards.
(31)
"Individual" means a natural person.
(32)
"Journeyman electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as a journeyman 
electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to wire, install, 
and repair electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes.
(33)
"Journeyman plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as a journeyman 
plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and technical knowledge to 
engage in the plumbing trade.
(34)
"Master electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as a master electrician 
having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to properly plan, layout, 
and supervise the wiring, installation, and repair of electrical apparatus and equipment 
for light, heat, power, and other purposes.
(35)
"Master plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as a master plumber 
having the qualifications, training, experience, and knowledge to properly plan and 
layout projects and supervise persons in the plumbing trade.
(36)
"Person" means a natural person, sole proprietorship, joint venture, corporation, 
limited liability company, association, or organization of any type.
(37)
(a)
"Plumbing trade" means the performance of any mechanical work pertaining to 
the installation, alteration, change, repair, removal, maintenance, or use in buildings, 
or within three feet beyond the outside walls of buildings, of pipes, fixtures, and 
fittings for the:
(i)
delivery of the water supply;
(ii)
discharge of liquid and water carried waste;
(iii)
building drainage system within the walls of the building; and
(iv)
delivery of gases for lighting, heating, and industrial purposes.
(b)
"Plumbing trade" includes work pertaining to the water supply, distribution pipes, 
fixtures and fixture traps, soil, waste and vent pipes, the building drain and roof 
drains, and the safe and adequate supply of gases, together with their devices, 
appurtenances, and connections where installed within the outside walls of the 
building.
(38)
"Ratio of apprentices" means the number of licensed plumber apprentices or licensed 
electrician apprentices that are allowed to be under the immediate supervision of a 
licensed supervisor as established by the provisions of this chapter and by rules made by 
the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance with Title 63G, 
Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(39)
"Residential and small commercial contractor" means a person licensed under this 
chapter as a residential and small commercial contractor qualified by education, training, 
experience, and knowledge to perform or superintend the construction of single-family 
residences, multifamily residences up to four units, and commercial construction of not 
more than three stories above ground and not more than 20,000 square feet, or any of the 
components of that construction except plumbing, electrical work, mechanical work, and 
manufactured housing installation, for which the residential and small commercial 
contractor shall employ the services of a contractor licensed in the particular specialty, 
except that a residential and small commercial contractor engaged in the construction of 
single-family and multifamily residences up to four units may perform the mechanical 
work and hire a licensed plumber or electrician as an employee.
(40)
"Residential building," as it relates to the license classification of residential 
journeyman plumber and residential master plumber, means a single or multiple family 
dwelling of up to four units.
(41)
(a)
"Residential electrical contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter as 
a residential electrical contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and 
knowledge to perform the fabrication, construction, and installation of services, 
disconnecting means, grounding devices, panels, conductors, load centers, lighting 
and plug circuits, appliances, and fixtures in a residential unit.
(b)
The scope of work of a residential electrical contractor may be further defined by 
rules made by the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance 
with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(42)
"Residential journeyman electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as a 
residential journeyman electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and 
knowledge to wire, install, and repair electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, 
power, and other purposes on buildings using primarily nonmetallic sheath cable.
(43)
"Residential journeyman plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as a 
residential journeyman plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and 
knowledge to engage in the plumbing trade as limited to the plumbing of residential 
buildings.
(44)
"Residential master electrician" means a person licensed under this chapter as a 
residential master electrician having the qualifications, training, experience, and 
knowledge to properly plan, layout, and supervise the wiring, installation, and repair of 
electrical apparatus and equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes on 
residential projects.
(45)
"Residential master plumber" means a person licensed under this chapter as a 
residential master plumber having the qualifications, training, experience, and 
knowledge to properly plan and layout projects and supervise persons in the plumbing 
trade as limited to the plumbing of residential buildings.
(46)
(a)
"Residential plumbing contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter as 
a residential plumbing contractor qualified by education, training, experience, and 
knowledge to perform the fabrication or installation of material and fixtures to create 
and maintain sanitary conditions in residential buildings by providing permanent 
means for a supply of safe and pure water, a means for the timely and complete 
removal from the premises of all used or contaminated water, fluid and semi-fluid 
organic wastes and other impurities incidental to life and the occupation of such 
premises, and a safe and adequate supply of gases for lighting, heating, and 
residential purposes.
(b)
The scope of work of a residential plumbing contractor may be further defined by 
rules made by the commission, with the concurrence of the director, in accordance 
with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
(47)
"Residential project," as it relates to an electrician or electrical contractor, means 
buildings primarily wired with nonmetallic sheathed cable, in accordance with standard 
rules and regulations governing this work, including the National Electrical Code, and in 
which the voltage does not exceed 250 volts line to line and 125 volts to ground.
(48)
"Responsible management personnel" means:
(a)
a qualifying agent;
(b)
an operations manager; or
(c)
a site manager.
(49)
"Sensitive alarm system information" means:
(a)
a pass code or other code used in the operation of an alarm system;
(b)
information on the location of alarm system components at the premises of a 
customer of the alarm business providing the alarm system;
(c)
information that would allow the circumvention, bypass, deactivation, or other 
compromise of an alarm system of a customer of the alarm business providing the 
alarm system; and
(d)
any other similar information that the division by rule determines to be information 
that an individual employed by an alarm business should use or have access to only if 
the individual is licensed as provided in this chapter.
(50)
(a)
"Specialty contractor" means a person licensed under this chapter under a 
specialty contractor classification established by rule, who is qualified by education, 
training, experience, and knowledge to perform those construction trades and crafts 
requiring specialized skill, the regulation of which are determined by the division to 
be in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare.
(b)
A specialty contractor may perform work in crafts or trades other than those in which 
the specialty contractor is licensed if they are incidental to the performance of the 
specialty contractor's licensed craft or trade.
(51)
"Unincorporated entity" means an entity that is not:
(a)
an individual;
(b)
a corporation; or
(c)
publicly traded.
(52)
"Unlawful conduct" means the same as that term is defined in Sections 
58-1-501
 and 
58-55-501
.
(53)
"Unprofessional conduct" means the same as that term is defined in Sections 
58-1-501
and 
58-55-502
 and as may be further defined by rule.
(54)
"Wages" means amounts due to an employee for labor or services whether the amount 
is fixed or ascertained on a time, task, piece, commission, or other basis for calculating 
the amount.
Section 2, Section 
58-55-305
 is amended to read:
58-55-305
. Exemptions from licensure.
(1)
In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 
58-1-307
, the following persons 
may engage in acts or practices included within the practice of construction trades, 
subject to the stated circumstances and limitations, without being licensed under this 
chapter:
(a)
an authorized representative of the United States government or an authorized 
employee of the state or any of its political subdivisions when working on 
construction work of the state or the subdivision, and when acting within the terms of 
the person's trust, office, or employment;
(b)
a person engaged in construction or operation incidental to the construction and 
repair of irrigation and drainage ditches of regularly constituted irrigation districts, 
reclamation districts, and drainage districts or construction and repair relating to 
farming, dairying, agriculture, livestock or poultry raising, metal and coal mining, 
quarries, sand and gravel excavations, well drilling, as defined in Section 
73-3-25
, 
hauling to and from construction sites, and lumbering;
(c)
public utilities operating under the rules of the Public Service Commission on work 
incidental to their own business;
(d)
a sole owner of property engaged in building:
(i)
no more than one residential structure per year on the sole owner's property and no 
more than three residential structures per five years on the sole owner's property 
for the sole owner's noncommercial, nonpublic use, except that a person other than 
the property owner or a person described in Subsection (1)(e), who engages in 
building a residential structure must be licensed under this chapter if the person is 
otherwise required to be licensed under this chapter; or
(ii)
structures on the sole owner's property for the sole owner's noncommercial, 
nonpublic use that are incidental to a residential structure on the property, 
including a shed, carport, or detached garage;
(e)
(i)
a person engaged in construction or renovation of a residential building for 
noncommercial, nonpublic use if that person:
(A)
works without compensation other than token compensation that is not 
considered salary or wages; and
(B)
works under the direction of the property owner who engages in building the 
structure; and
(ii)
as used in this Subsection (1)(e), "token compensation" means compensation paid 
by a sole owner of property exempted from licensure under Subsection (1)(d) to a 
person exempted from licensure under this Subsection (1)(e), that is:
(A)
minimal in value when compared with the fair market value of the services 
provided by the person;
(B)
not related to the fair market value of the services provided by the person; and
(C)
is incidental to the providing of services by the person including paying for or 
providing meals or refreshment while services are being provided, or paying 
reasonable transportation costs incurred by the person in travel to the site of 
construction;
(f)
a person engaged in the sale or merchandising of personal property that by its design 
or manufacture may be attached, installed, or otherwise affixed to real property who 
has contracted with a person, firm, or corporation licensed under this chapter to 
install, affix, or attach that property;
(g)
a contractor submitting a bid on a federal aid highway project, if, before undertaking 
construction under that bid, the contractor is licensed under this chapter;
(h)
(i)
subject to Subsection 
58-1-401
(2) and Sections 
58-55-501
 and 
58-55-502
, a 
person engaged in the alteration, repair, remodeling, or addition to or 
improvement of a building with a contracted or agreed value of less than $7,000, 
including both labor and materials, and including all changes or additions to the 
contracted or agreed upon work; and
(ii)
notwithstanding Subsection (1)(h)(i) and except as otherwise provided in this 
section:
(A)
work in the plumbing and electrical trades on a Subsection (1)(h)(i) project 
within any six month period of time:
(I)
shall be performed by a licensed electrical or plumbing contractor, if the 
project involves an electrical or plumbing system; and
(II)
may be performed by a licensed journeyman electrician or plumber or an 
individual referred to in Subsection (1)(h)(ii)(A)(I), if the project involves a 
component of the system such as a faucet, toilet, fixture, device, outlet, or 
electrical switch;
(B)
installation, repair, or replacement of a residential or commercial gas 
appliance or a combustion system on a Subsection (1)(h)(i) project shall be 
performed by a person who has received certification under Subsection 
58-55-308
(2) except as otherwise provided in Subsection 
58-55-308
(2)(d) or 
58-55-308
(3);
(C)
installation, repair, or replacement of water-based fire protection systems on a 
Subsection (1)(h)(i) project must be performed by a licensed fire suppression 
systems contractor or a licensed journeyman plumber;
(D)
work as an alarm business or company or as an alarm company agent shall be 
performed by a licensed alarm business or company or a licensed alarm 
company agent, except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
(E)
installation, repair, or replacement of an alarm system on a Subsection (1)(h)(i) 
project must be performed by a licensed alarm business or company or a 
licensed alarm company agent;
(F)
installation, repair, or replacement of a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning 
system (HVAC) on a Subsection (1)(h)(i) project must be performed by an 
HVAC contractor licensed by the division;
(G)
installation, repair, or replacement of a radon mitigation system or a soil 
depressurization system must be performed by a licensed contractor; and
(H)
if the total value of the project is greater than $3,000, the person shall file with 
the division a one-time affirmation, subject to periodic reaffirmation as 
established by division rule, that the person has:
(I)
public liability insurance in coverage amounts and form established by 
division rule; and
(II)
if applicable, workers compensation insurance which would cover an 
employee of the person if that employee worked on the construction project;
(i)
a person practicing a specialty contractor classification or construction trade which 
the director does not classify by administrative rule as significantly impacting the 
public's health, safety, and welfare;
(j)
owners and lessees of property and persons regularly employed for wages by owners 
or lessees of property or their agents for the purpose of maintaining the property, are 
exempt from this chapter when doing work upon the property;
(k)
(i)
a person engaged in minor plumbing work that is incidental, as defined by the 
division by rule, to the repair of a fixture or an appliance in a residential or small 
commercial building, or structure used for agricultural use, as defined in Section 
15A-1-202
, provided that no modification is made to:
(A)
existing culinary water, soil, waste, or vent piping; or
(B)
a gas appliance or combustion system; and
(ii)
except as provided in Subsection (1)(e), installation for the first time of a fixture 
or an appliance is not included in the exemption provided under Subsection 
(1)(k)(i);
(l)
a person who ordinarily would be subject to the plumber licensure requirements 
under this chapter when installing or repairing a water conditioner or other water 
treatment apparatus if the conditioner or apparatus:
(i)
meets the appropriate state construction codes or local plumbing standards; and
(ii)
is installed or repaired under the direction of a person authorized to do the work 
under an appropriate specialty contractor license;
(m)
a person who ordinarily would be subject to the electrician licensure requirements 
under this chapter when employed by:
(i)
railroad corporations, telephone corporations or their corporate affiliates, elevator 
contractors or constructors, or street railway systems; or
(ii)
public service corporations, rural electrification associations, or municipal 
utilities who generate, distribute, or sell electrical energy for light, heat, or power;
(n)
a person involved in minor electrical work incidental to a mechanical or service 
installation, including the outdoor installation of
:
(i)
an above-ground, prebuilt hot tub;
 or
(ii)
the installation, maintenance, or repair of on-premise signs;
(o)
a person who ordinarily would be subject to the electrician licensure requirements 
under this chapter but who during calendar years 2009, 2010, or 2011 was issued a 
specialty contractor license for the electrical work associated with the installation, 
repair, or maintenance of solar energy panels, may continue the limited electrical 
work for solar energy panels under a specialty contractor license;
(p)
a student participating in construction trade education and training programs 
approved by the commission with the concurrence of the director under the condition 
that:
(i)
all work intended as a part of a finished product on which there would normally be 
an inspection by a building inspector is, in fact, inspected and found acceptable by 
a licensed building inspector; and
(ii)
a licensed contractor obtains the necessary building permits;
(q)
a delivery person when replacing any of the following existing equipment with a new 
gas appliance, provided there is an existing gas shutoff valve at the appliance:
(i)
gas range;
(ii)
gas dryer;
(iii)
outdoor gas barbeque; or
(iv)
outdoor gas patio heater;
(r)
a person performing maintenance on an elevator as defined in Section 
58-55-102
, if 
the maintenance is not related to the operating integrity of the elevator; and
(s)
an apprentice or helper of an elevator mechanic licensed under this chapter when 
working under the general direction of the licensed elevator mechanic.
(2)
A compliance agency as defined in Section 
15A-1-202
 that issues a building permit to a 
person requesting a permit as a sole owner of property referred to in Subsection (1)(d) 
shall notify the division, in writing or through electronic transmission, of the issuance of 
the permit.
Section 3. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on 
May 7, 2025
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