AN ACT CONCERNING THE COST OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill status shows 'Passed Legislature' in metadata, yet the last recorded action was a referral to committee; this suggests conflicting information about whether it has fully passed or is still pending review.

A Bill to Lower Occupational License Costs

This bill eliminates application fees charged by state occupational licensing boards and sets a maximum price of $100 for the state-issued license.

What This Bill Does

• Eliminates all application fees charged by state occupational licensing boards.
• Caps the amount the state may charge for an occupational license at one hundred dollars.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not specify when this law would take effect.
• The provided material only mentions state-level changes and does not address local city or county licenses.

Official Summary Text

To (1) eliminate all application fees charged by state occupational licensing boards, and (2) cap the amount the state may charge for an occupational license at one hundred dollars.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 289 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 82
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 289

Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW

Introduced by:
SEN. FAZIO, 36th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COST OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to (1) eliminate all application 1
fees charged by state occupational licensing boards, and (2) cap the 2
amount the state may charge for an occupational license at one hundred 3
dollars. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) eliminate all application fees charged by state occupational
licensing boards, and (2) cap the amount the state may charge for an
occupational license at one hundred dollars.