Amman, Aug. 19 (Petra) –Lower House (LH) of Representatives, by a
majority vote, approved the draft Professional Work Regulation Law of
2026.

Chaired by Speaker Mazen Qadi, the endorsement came during a session
held Wednesday, and attended by Cabinet members.

On August 18, the Senate had returned the draft law to the Lower
House after amending Articles 8 and 16.

These amendments aimed to grant individuals with prior experience
obtained ahead of the law’s enactment the right to receive a
professional license without taking exams.

This process is carried out, in accordance with criteria to be
determined by regulations issued for this purpose.

The Senate also amended the bill to require “experience” instead of a
“practice license” for individuals with experience documents
certified by official bodies in other countries for granting a
professional license.

The Senate slashed the fine for workers practicing a profession
without a license to between JD50-200, while the fine for business
owners employing unlicensed workers and suppliers stands at a
JD200-500 range.

Training services that violate the law’s provisions will be
suspended, without impeding implementation of any more severe
penalty stipulated by other legislation.

Earlier, the Lower House had passed the bill, as received from the
government, containing an article for a fine ranging from JD200-1000.

This penalty targets any individual who violates the law’s provisions
and the relevant regulations issued accordingly, with the mandatory
removal of the irregularity.

//Petra// AG