Administration proposes separate Business and Consumer Services agency to sharpen consumer protection and licensing oversight

Secretary Tamika Moss told an Assembly joint informational hearing May 20 that the governor's 2025 reorganization plan would split the Business, Consumer Services and Housing agency into two new entities and create a standalone agency focused on business and consumer services.

The reorganization plan, Moss said, would allow licensing and consumer-protection functions to receive dedicated leadership and “a laser focus” on licensing, enforcement and modernization of technology and processes. "This proposal emerges from that commitment and lays the groundwork for lasting and meaningful change," Moss said.

Why it matters: supporters said a dedicated Business and Consumer Services Agency would let departments that license and regulate visible industries respond faster to market change, modernize application and renewal systems, and strengthen enforcement. Opponents and some legislators pressed officials for clarity about timing, budget impacts and whether licensees would face higher fees.

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