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Under current Utah law, before a lawmaker can introduce legislation to make an unregulated occupation subject to state licensing, the person or group requesting the change must first submit a formal "sunrise review" application to the Office of Professional Licensure Review, explaining why licensing is needed to protect public health, safety, or financial welfare. This bill would eliminate that mandatory pre-filing step, so legislators could introduce occupational licensing bills without first requiring an application to be submitted to the office. The sunrise review application itself—including its content requirements and $500 fee for occupational representatives—would remain available in law, but submitting one would no longer be a required precondition for introducing licensing legislation.