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Committee forwards licensing bill after debate over 'universal licensure' language
Summary
House Bill 107 would require new occupational licensing and fees to be established by statute or rule and codify a common‑sense scope of practice standard; committee approved sending the bill to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after discussion about enforcement and board authority.
Representative Jeff Ehlers presented House Bill 107, a package of licensing reforms that would require any new professional licensure or fees to be established in statute or through the rulemaking process and would codify a “Universal Occupation and Professional Licensing Practice Authority” focused on education, training and experience.
“It's saying if you are a licensed professional and you have the training and the education and the experience to perform an act... then you…
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