Committee reviews updated OPR bill H588, emphasizing new license‑rescission process and CPA mobility

Tim Devlin, legislative counsel, presented an updated draft of H588 to the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee, saying the changes reflect testimony and conversations and are highlighted in the 3.2 draft. "For the record, my name is Tim Devlin, legislative counsel," he told the panel.

The draft makes four main changes, Devlin said: it creates a rescission process for certain license‑issuance errors or compact failures; inserts modified CPA provisions carried over from H707; removes pharmacist and pharmacist‑technician immunization provisions (now in a separate Human Services bill); and requires OPR to report on outdoor cremation regulations. "The Office of Professional Regulation will be enabled to rescind with certain due process being afforded," Devlin said while walking the committee through the flowchart the OPR…