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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah creates alternate licensure pathway and temporary licenses for acupuncturists
Last action · March 6, 2026: House/ filedSponsor: Kristen Chevrier
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What This Bill Proposed
Utah HB 202 establishes an alternate education and training pathway for acupuncture licensure alongside a new for applicants completing , taking effect November 1, 2026.
Acupuncture applicants gain an alternative route to professional certification without requiring national board certification, while trainees can practice temporarily under direct supervision.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Acupuncturist applicants
Applicants gain an additional pathway to qualify for licensure and the option to obtain a temporary license while finishing training hours.
Licensed acupuncturists
Licensed acupuncturists are permitted to directly supervise temporary license holders.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the new education requirements for acupuncture licensure under the alternate pathway?
How long is the new temporary license valid?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
21 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ filed
- Mar 6, 2026HouseHouse/ strike enacting clause
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ comm rpt/ sent to Rules/ substituted/ amend
- Mar 4, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Recommends Returned to Rules
- Feb 13, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0202S01
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Motion to Recommend Failed
Show 15 earlier actions
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Feb 12, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 12, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0202S01
- Feb 12, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0202S01
- Jan 27, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Held
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Jan 22, 2026HouseHouse/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 21, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for HB0202
- Jan 20, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 16, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for HB0202
- Jan 14, 2026HouseHouse/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 8, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for HB0202
- Jan 8, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for HB0202
- Jan 8, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 8, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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