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Senate approves third reading for licensure-review panel bill after fiscal questions
Summary
Senate Bill 71 would create a 13-member Occupational and Professional Licensure Review Committee to screen licensure petitions, collect application fees, and perform sunset reviews; floor supporters emphasized efficiency and reduced adversarial licensing fights, while fiscal notes and amended funding requests were discussed.
Senate Bill 71, sponsored by Senator Mansell, would establish a 13-member committee to review requests for occupational licensure, charge fees to petitioners, and assist the legislature with sunset reviews of existing licensed occupations.
Mansell said the committee is intended to provide more time and expertise to evaluate whether groups…
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