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Committee advances HB296 to standardize unlicensed practice and disciplinary remedies for occupational licensing boards
Summary
House Bill 296 would harmonize statutory language on unlicensed practice, progressive discipline and injunctions across occupational licensing boards (optometry, physical therapy, naturopathic physicians, real estate appraisers). Department counsel and sponsor described it as cleanup following prior bills; no opponents appeared and committee advanced the bill.
Representative Jodie Etchart opened House Bill 296, describing it as a statutory cleanup consolidating the changes made by prior legislation (notably HB115) so that occupational‑licensing statutes uniformly address progressive discipline for…
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