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Secretary of State outlines fee harmonization, rulemaking authority and a statutory study in H.243
Summary
Office staff told the House Commerce & Economic Development Committee that H.243 would standardize fees across entity types, clarify the Secretary’s authority to adopt forms, procedures and rules, and direct a study with interim and final reports to the legislature.
During the March 12, 2025 hearing on H.243, staff from the Office of the Secretary of State described three additional components of the proposed legislation: fee harmonization, express rulemaking/forms authority, and a legislatively directed engagement and study.
Hall told the committee the office has compiled a fee-comparison table and seeks to standardize filing fees so similarly situated filings cost the same across entity types; the immediate policy goal is revenue- and policy-neutral harmonization but some individual fees would rise while others would fall. He called the current fee schedule “all over the map” and said the bill…
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