• HB0064: Construction Code revisions including revert ICC A117.1-09. • HB0188: No changes can be required after the permit is issued, except for life safety. • HB0275: HOA can’t require to keep lawn or turf — effort to encourage water-wise use. • HB0289: Allows for legal fees if prevailing with an ombudsman decision in your favor. • HB0343: Modifies list of design professional, for purposes of the Utah Procurement Code, to include landscape architects. • HB0518: Amendments to various building codes. • HB0534: Modifies and combines the architects’ and landscape architects’ licensing boards. • HB0562: Utah State Fair Park Restoration District Amendments. Senate Bills • SB0144: Public Art Funding Amendments. • SB0168: Modular Building Provisions. • SB0185: Allows for third party building inspections when cities can’t accommodate. • SB0188: Modified CEU requirements for contractors. • SB0208: Requires 12% to be ‘affordable’ housing, met in each phase of development. • SB0272: Sales tax for revitalization including professional sports venues. For more info on the bills that passed this last session, scan the QR code. https://le.utah.gov/asp/passedbills/ passedbills.asp?Session=2024GS&SortType=billno Congressional Bills As noted from previous articles, AIA has been advocating for you directly and is excited to see HR 7024 (Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024) making its way through the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Part of this bill addresses provisions of research and development deductions that switched to an amortized model under a prior sunset provision. Due to the intense impact on design firms across the nation, AIA members on both local and national levels have reached out to their representatives to encourage support of this and other similar bills. On Jan. 31, the House voted in favor of this new bill with significant bipartisanship and a 357-70 count. Thank you everyone for your collective efforts, but it still has to pass the Senate, so keep up the pressure and help your interests be represented across the country. As we step into the off-season, we’re finding that more and more participation is needed from our industry in the interim sessions to help us stay engaged in a process that seems to progressively be doing the majority of work before and after legislative sessions. Our goal is to be in a position to preemptively respond to coming legislation by working with House and Senate representatives earlier in the process. If you don’t see a bill that you’ve been tracking, let us know and join us for our GAC meetings the second Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. each month. We’re certainly open to more input from all our professionals as we prepare for the next session. We’ve got an amazing group of industry professionals, networks of related industry organizations and tremendous lobbyists, but we can definitely use your help in this effort. Whether it’s joining our meetings, making calls to your local representatives, or sharing your subject matter expertise, your voice matters most when it is heard. … And if you happen to see a group of legislators running around the Great Salt Lake beaches on a cloudy day, just let it happen. They probably just have that song stuck in their heads too … dun, dun-dun-dun, dunnnn-dun … dun, dundun-dun-dunnnnn. In addition, AIA Utah’s Board of Directors offered support for two letters encouraging Utah Legislators to consider additional focus for both the homeless population, as well as the often underrepresented LGBTQ+ groups in our communities and business interests. If you are interested in reading the advocacy letters sent by AIA Utah, please visit the Governmental Affairs page on our website at www.aiautah.org. 19
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