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DOPL moves to lower permit/license fees across boards; division to pursue fee-holiday legislation and statutory cash-balance limits
Summary
The Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses told the House Business Committee Jan. 21 it has reduced permit and licensing fees for multiple boards under legislative intent from Senate Bill 1442 and will seek legislation to create a fee-holiday authority and statutory cash-balance limits.
Katie Stewart, Bureau Chief for the Administration Bureau of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL), presented multiple temporary rule dockets to the House Business Committee on Jan. 21 that implement fee decreases the division said were directed by intent language in Senate Bill 1442 (2024 session). The temporary dockets apply to several boards and aim to reduce licensees’ permit costs while moving boards toward healthier cash balances.
Stewart told the committee the building code board voted to reduce permit fees by 30% (exceeding the 20% in the division’s prior cash-balance plan) to lower costs for licensees amid high construction demand. The…
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