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Read. Follow. Verify.Utah Office of Professional Licensure Review authorized to conduct healthcare scope of practice reviews for new technology
Last action · March 24, 2026: Governor SignedSponsors: Evan Vickers and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
The Utah Office of Professional Licensure Review is now required to conduct s when requested, determining whether regulated healthcare occupations should incorporate new technology s into their practice. Effective May 6, 2026, the office must consult advisory groups, report preliminary recommendations to the Business and Labor Interim Committee, and publish final reports detailing how innovations expand practice scopes.
Lawmakers, healthcare employers, professional groups, and higher education institutions gain a formal statutory process to request state review of technology-driven scope of practice expansions for licensed healthcare occupations.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Healthcare practitioners
Licensed healthcare practitioners may experience changes to their scope of practice if innovations are evaluated and recommended for incorporation into their occupation.
Healthcare employers
Employers of healthcare practitioners gain the ability to request scope of practice reviews and participate in advisory groups regarding technology innovations.
Institutions of higher education providing healthcare training
Training institutions gain standing to request reviews and participate in consultative groups regarding new medical technology adoption.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
48 actions- Mar 24, 2026Lieutenant Governor's office for filingEnrolledGovernor Signed
- Mar 13, 2026SenateSenate/ to Governor
- Mar 13, 2026SenateSenate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- Mar 12, 2026SenateSenate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- Mar 12, 2026Senate SecretaryEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingDraft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
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- Mar 6, 2026Legislative Research and General Counsel / EnrollingBill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- Mar 6, 2026SenateSenate/ received from House
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ to Senate
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
- Mar 5, 2026HouseFloorHouse/ passed 3rd reading
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ uncircled
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ circled
- Mar 5, 2026HouseHouse/ 3rd reading
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ 2nd reading
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse/ committee report favorable
- Feb 26, 2026HouseHouse Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeHouse/ to standing committee
- Feb 23, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Feb 23, 2026HouseHouse/ received from Senate
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate/ to House
- Feb 23, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 3rd reading
- Feb 23, 2026SenateSenate/ 3rd reading
- Feb 20, 2026SenateFloorSenate/ passed 2nd reading
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ floor amendment
- Feb 20, 2026SenateSenate/ 2nd reading
- Feb 5, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0150S01
- Feb 5, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0150
- Feb 5, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0150S01
- Feb 4, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0150
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
- Feb 4, 2026SenateSenate/ comm rpt/ substituted/ amended
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
- Feb 3, 2026SenateSenate Comm - Substitute Recommendation
- Feb 2, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0150S01
- Feb 2, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0150S01
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeSenate/ to standing committee
- Jan 20, 2026SenateSenate/ received fiscal note from Fiscal Analyst
- Jan 20, 2026ReleasedLFA/ fiscal note publicly available for SB0150
- Jan 20, 2026Version SponsorLFA/ fiscal note sent to sponsor for SB0150
- Jan 20, 2026SenateIntroducedSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
- Jan 19, 2026SenateSenate/ received bill from Legislative Research
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Fiscal AgencyLFA/ bill sent to agencies for fiscal input for SB0150
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Fiscal AnalystLFA/ bill assigned to staff for fiscal analysis for SB0150
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselNumbered Bill Publicly Distributed
- Jan 16, 2026Legislative Research and General CounselBill Numbered but not Distributed
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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