STATEUtah · May 11, 2026

S.B. 22: Administrative Rules Reauthorization Amended and Passed

The Senate Education Committee reviewed and amended S.B. 22, the Administrative Rules Reauthorization bill, which reauthorizes all rules except for specific sections related to the Tax Commission and the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.

The Bottom Line

The Senate Education Committee amended and approved S.B. 22, which reauthorizes administrative rules, with modifications to the Tax Commission rule provisions and the removal of an exception related to the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.

The Case For

S.B. 22 reauthorizes administrative rules.
The committee amended line 25 of the bill after a brief explanation by Tax Commission Chair, Pam Hendrickson.

The Case Against

There was considerable discussion among members of the committee, as well as testimony from the public, on the issue of removing Section R156-73-601 from the bill’s exception list.
The committee focused on an opinion issued by the Attorney General’s office regarding the authority of Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing when voting to amend the bill a second time.

Key Numbers

S.B. 22 reauthorized all rules except Section R156-73-601, and Subsections R884-24P-24(L)(1) and (2).

Source Verification

The Senate Education Committee reviewed S.B. 22, as documented in the official Utah state website.

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Utah Administrative Rules

https://rules.utah.gov/sb-22-rules-reauthorization-amended-favorably-passed-out-of-committee

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"The Senate Education Committee heard S.B. 22, Administrative Rules Reauthorization, on Tuesday, February 10, 2004."
— February 10, 2004
"S.B. 22 is the Administrative Rules Review Committee’s annual bill to reauthorize rules."
— February 10, 2004
"As introduced, the bill reauthorized all rules except Section R156-73-601, and Subsections R884-24P-24(L)(1) and (2)."
— February 10, 2004
"He then moved an amendment modifying the Tax Commission rule provisions to Subsections R884-24P-24(L)(2) and (3)."
— Sen. Stephenson presented the bill
"There was some discussion on this issue. After a brief explanation by Tax Commission Chair, Pam Hendrickson, the committee amended line 25 of the bill."
— Sen. Stephenson presented the bill
"There was considerable discussion among members of the committee, as well as testimony from the public, on this issue."
— Sen. D. Chris Buttars moved an
"Focusing on an opinion issued by the Attorney General’s office regarding the authority of Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, the committee voted to amend the bill a second time, striking lines 23 and 24."
— Sen. D. Chris Buttars moved an
"The committee voted the amended bill out with a favorable recommendation."
— The committee voted the amended