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Bill to create open‑data portal for professional licensing advances

New Jersey Assembly Committee (standing) · May 15, 2025
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Summary

Committee released Assembly Bill 5624, directing the Division of Consumer Affairs to create and maintain an open-data portal on professional and occupational licensing; business groups supported the measure as a transparency tool for processing‑time data.

Assembly Bill 5624 was released by the committee after supporters described the measure as a transparency tool that would publish processing times and other licensing datasets the Division of Consumer Affairs already collects.

Althea Ford of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association told the committee the data would help identify processing delays and pain points in the licensing system. Supporters including the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce filed in favor and declined to testify. The committee took a motion, recorded roll call and released the bill as amended.

The bill will move forward to the next legislative stage for floor consideration.

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