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SB00105 • 2026

AN ACT ELIMINATING VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, PERMIT, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FEES.

AN ACT ELIMINATING VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, PERMIT, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FEES.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sen. Stephen G. Harding, 30th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Public Hearing 02/23
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on which specific teaching certificates are affected, leaving some uncertainty about the exact scope of the bill's impact on teachers.

Act to Remove Fees for Certain Licenses and Certifications

This act removes certain fees related to licenses, permits, certifications, and registrations for specific occupations.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes occupational license fees for speech and language pathologists.
  • Eliminates license, permit, certification, and registration fees for professions regulated by the Department of Consumer Protection.
  • Gets rid of certification fees for teaching certificates.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Speech and language pathologists
  • Professions regulated by the Department of Consumer Protection

Terms To Know

Occupational license fee
Money paid to get a job-specific license.
Department of Consumer Protection
A government agency that oversees and regulates certain businesses and professions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when the changes will take effect.
  • It is unclear which specific teaching certificates are affected by this act.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 02/23

  2. 2026-02-11 GL

    Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

  3. 2026-02-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Official Summary Text

To eliminate various occupational and professional license, permit, certification and registration fees.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 375 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 105
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 375

Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW

Introduced by:
SEN. HARDING, 30th Dist.
SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist.
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.
SEN. CICARELLA, 34th Dist.
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
SEN. HWANG, 28th Dist.
SEN. BERTHEL, 32nd Dist.
SEN. FAZIO, 36th Dist.
SEN. GORDON, 35th Dist.
SEN. KISSEL, 7th Dist.
SEN. PERILLO J., 21st Dist.

AN ACT ELIMINATING VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, PERMIT, CERTIFICATION AND
REGISTRATION FEES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to eliminate (1) occupational 1
license fees for speech and language pathologists, (2) license, permit, 2
certification and registration fees for occupations and professions 3
regulated by the Department of Consumer Protection, and (3) 4
certification fees for teaching certificates. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To eliminate various occupational and professional license, permit,
certification and registration fees.