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SB00037 • 2026

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE APPLICATION FEE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SEEKING LICENSURE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CAPPING THE LICENSURE FEE FOR SUCH PROFESSIONALS AT TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE APPLICATION FEE FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS SEEKING LICENSURE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CAPPING THE LICENSURE FEE FOR SUCH PROFESSIONALS AT TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. Ryan Fazio, 36th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source material uses the phrase 'public health care professionals' in one section and 'health care professionals' in others; the exact scope is not fully defined.

SB00037: Changes to Fees for Health Care Professional Licenses

This bill removes the application fee for health care professionals getting a license from the Department of Public Health and sets a maximum limit on their licensure fees.

What This Bill Does

  • Eliminates the application fee that health care professionals must pay to get licensed by the Department of Public Health.
  • Caps, or limits, the licensure fee for these professionals at two hundred dollars.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Health care professionals seeking a license from the Department of Public Health

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill text does not list specific types of health care professionals covered.
  • The effective date for when these changes begin is not provided in the source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

Official Summary Text

To eliminate the application fee for public health care professionals seeking licensure by the Department of Public Health and cap the licensure fee for such professionals at two hundred dollars.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 278 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 37
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 278

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
SEN. FAZIO, 36th Dist.

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE APPLICATION FEE FOR HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS SEEKING LICENSURE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH AND CAPPING THE LICENSURE FEE FOR SUCH
PROFESSIONALS AT TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to eliminate the application fee 1
for each health care professional seeking licensure by the Department of 2
Public Health and cap the licensure fee for each such professional at two 3
hundred dollars. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate the application fee for public health care professionals
seeking licensure by the Department of Public Health and cap the
licensure fee for such professionals at two hundred dollars.