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Department of Licensing seeks consolidation of small licensing accounts to stabilize fees, staff says
Summary
Senate Bill 5294 would repeal multiple small dedicated accounts and transfer balances and future receipts into DOL’s Business and Professions Account to smooth costs and reduce abrupt fee spikes; Department of Licensing staff and the department’s policy director supported the change at the committee hearing.
The Appropriations Committee received a staff briefing and supportive public testimony on Senate Bill 5294, which would consolidate multiple small professional licensing accounts into the Department of Licensing’s Business and Professions Account.
Shenia Lee, committee staff, explained the bill’s scope and mechanics. “Engross substitute Senate Bill 52 94 is requested by the Department of Licensing,” Lee said. She described six account types that would be repealed…
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