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Committee advances bill to require detailed licensing-board reporting to legislature
Summary
House Bill 151, requiring licensing agencies to report detailed yearly metrics (license counts, denials, renewals, complaints), passed the House Business Committee Feb. 17 and moves to the full House with a do-pass recommendation. Sponsors said the measure is intended to improve oversight and consumer protection.
The House Business Committee voted Feb. 17 to send House Bill 151 to the full House with a do-pass recommendation. The bill would require state licensing agencies to include specified annual metrics in their reports to the legislature, such as total licensees, new licenses issued, denials, renewals, lapses, and complaint counts.
Rep. Jaren Crane, sponsor of HB 151, told the committee the proposal is intended to improve transparency and help the legislature identify…
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