UT SB0149

Transfers licensing and regulation of private investigators and bail bond recovery professionals from the Department of Public Safety to the Division of Professional Licensing, effective September 1, 2026

Repeals Title 53, Chapter 9 (Private Investigator Regulation Act) and Title 53, Chapter 11 (Bail Bond Recovery Act), replacing them with new Title 58 chapters administered by the Division of Professional Licensing

Creates three private investigator license classifications: private investigator agent (requires 5,000 hours experience), private investigator registrant (requires 2,000 hours experience), and private investigator apprentice (no experience required, must be 18+)

Establishes four bail bond license classifications: bail bond agency, bail enforcement agent (requires 2,000 hours experience), bail recovery agent (requires 1,000 hours experience), and bail recovery apprentice (must be 18+)

Expands the Security Services Licensing Board by adding two members representing private investigators and requires 16 hours of continuing education for private investigator license renewals and 8 hours for bail bond license renewals