Occupational Licensure Report

Last Updated: January 25, 2019

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Bills by Issue Recently Updated Bills (24)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook AR HB 1255 Filed 2019 01 24 In House Monitor None 76.2% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 25, 2019, 8:57 PM To Amend The Law Concerning Licensing, Registration, And Would require a licensing entity to adopt by rule least restrictive Certification For Certain Professions; And To Establish A System Of reciprocity requirements for licensing, registration, or certification of a Endorsement, Recognition, And Reciprocity For Licensing. person who demonstrates they were previously licensed to practice in their profession in another state; has a license in good standing; and is Primary Sponsors sufficiently competent in their profession. Jim Dotson Labels: Occupational Licensing Reciprocity

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook CT HB 6276 Referred To Joint Committee On Finance In House Monitor Medium 3.1% 0.0% Revenue And Bonding 2019 01 25

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 25, 2019, 4:37 PM AN ACT REDUCING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FEES. Would reduce all existing fees for occupational licenses by 50%.

Primary Sponsors Labels: Licensing Boards Licensing Fees Tim Ackert State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook HI HB 73 Referred To Iac Cpc Jud Referral Sheet 2 2019 In House Monitor None 3.3% 0.0% 01 22

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 18, 2019, 10:21 PM Relating To Professional And Vocational Licensing. Would prohibit a licensing authority from using rules to supersede requirements set forth in licensing laws and adopting rules that Primary Sponsors authorize an unlicensed individual to perform duties, activities, or Roy Takumi, Linda Ichiyama functions that, if performed by another professional, would require licensure of that professional.

Labels: Occupational Licensing Occupational Licensure

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook HI SB 202 Re Referred To Cph Wam 2019 01 24 In Senate Monitor Medium 4.6% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 18, 2019, 10:31 PM Relating To Professional And Vocational Regulatory Programs. Would establish repeal dates for all professional and vocational regulatory programs, including chapter 464 (professional engineers, architects, surveyors and landscape architects), under the professional and vocational licensing division of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. Would require the auditor to perform an evaluation of each program prior to repeal. Would repeal Chapter 464 on June 30, 2028.

Labels: Occupational Licensing Sunset

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook IA HSB 65 Subcommittee Wills Thompson And Brown In House None None 2.4% 0.0% Powers 2019 01 24

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 25, 2019, 3:56 PM A bill for an act relating to military and veterans benefits. Would establishes an expedited licensing process for spouses of active duty members of the military who are stationed in Iowa pursuant to Primary Sponsors military orders. House Committee on Veterans Affairs Labels: Military Occupational Licensing Reciprocity

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook IN HB 1269 Representative Karickhoff Added As Coauthor In House Monitor Medium 7.3% 0.0% 2019 01 22

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 10, 2019, 7:01 PM Boards. Would reduce the Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects from 8 members to 5 members. Would provide Board Primary Sponsors membership of 3 architects, 1 landscape architect, and 1 member Doug Gutwein, Mike Karickhoff representing the general public. Landscape Architects would lose one representative to the Board. Would remove a 10 year professional experience qualification to serve on the Board.

Labels: Landscape Architecture Licensing Boards State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MI SB 40 Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform In Senate Oppose Medium 6.8% 0.0% 2019 01 22

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 4:25 PM Occupations; other; review of occupational regulations by Michigan Would require the Michigan Law Revision Commission to review law revision commission; require. Amends 1986 PA 268 (MCL whether proposed or amended occupational licensing regulation meets 4.1101 - 4.1901) by adding sec. 404. the policy of using the least restrictive regulation. Would require the Commission to review annually approximately 20% of the occupational Primary Sponsors regulations and evaluate if those regulations are consistent with a least Lana Theis restrictive regulation policy.

Labels: Least Restrictive Regulation Licensing Boards

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State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MO HB 472 Referred Professional Registration And In House Monitor Low 2.5% 0.0% Licensing H 2019 01 23

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 5:56 PM Modifies provisions relating to professional registration Would provide that no person shall be disqualified from obtaining an occupational license due to a prior conviction of a crime, unless the Primary Sponsors crime for which an applicant was convicted directly relates to the duties Derek Grier and responsibilities for the licensed occupation.

Labels: Felony Convictions Licensing Boards

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MO HB 564 Referred Special Committee On Career In House None None 2.1% 0.0% Readiness H 2019 01 23

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 25, 2019, 3:28 PM Establishes the "Fresh Start Act of 2019" Would not disqualified a person from pursuing, practicing, or engaging in any occupation for which a license is required because of a prior Primary Sponsors conviction of a crime, unless the crime for which an applicant was Derek Grier convicted directly relates to the duties and responsibilities for the licensed occupation.

Labels: Felony Convictions Occupational Licensing State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MS HB 898 Referred To Accountability Efficiency In House Monitor Medium 13.5% 0.0% Transparency 2019 01 21

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 25, 2019, 5:08 PM Agency Accountability Review Act of 2019; create. Would require every three years each board subject to supervision by the Occupational Licensing Review Commission to review all of its rules Primary Sponsors to determine whether any rule should be repealed, amended or a new Robert Foster rule adopted, and shall submit a report of the review to the Occupational Licensing Review Commission. Would require that all rules adopted under the provisions of this chapter after July 1, 2019, shall automatically repeal on December 31 of the fifth year following the rule's initial adoption, and every five (5) years thereafter, unless the rule has been readopted at least sixty (60) days before its scheduled repeal. Would automatically repeal any rules that have been adopted before July 1, 2019 on December 31, 2024, and every five (5) years thereafter, unless the rule had been readopted at least sixty (60) days before its scheduled repeal. Would require for readopted rules, the use of the rule-making process for formulation and adoption of a rule outlined in this chapter. Would require each agency to provide a list and summary of each rule scheduled to repeal that year to the chairs of the appropriate standing committees of the Legislature by January 15. Would also require an exhaustive review of each state agency by the Mississippi Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER).

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MS SB 2375 Referred To Accountability Efficiency In Senate Monitor Medium 2.2% 0.0% Transparency 2019 01 21

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 23, 2019, 7:52 PM Occupational Licensing Review Commission; may review existing Would require the Occupational Licensing Review Commission to review regulations to ensure compliance with state policy. existing occupational regulations promulgated by occupational licensing boards to ensure compliance with state policy. Primary Sponsors Angela Hill Labels: Landscape Architecture Licensing Boards

Regulations Review

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MS SB 2428 Referred To Accountability Efficiency In Senate Support High 3.0% 0.0% Transparency 2019 01 21

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 23, 2019, 9:54 PM Appointments to state agency boards and commissions; shall give Would require the Governor, Lt. Governor, and any other appointing due regard to race, gender and geographic distribution. authority to give due regard to race and gender in making appointments to state agency boards and commissions, and shall give due regard to Primary Sponsors the geographical distribution of appointments across the state; and Deborah Dawkins would require boards and commissions to give due regard to race and gender in sending designees to meetings.

Labels: Licensing Boards State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MS SB 2452 Referred To Veterans And Military Affairs 2019 In Senate None None 5.0% 0.0% 01 21

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 7:24 PM Occupational licensing boards; require prompt licensure for certain Would provide that an occupational licensing board issuing a license to a military spouse applicants. military spouse shall issue or deny the license, certification, or registration within four (4) months of the military spouse's application if Primary Sponsors the spouse's orders are in Mississippi for twenty-four (24) months or David Parker less. Would encourage occupational licensing boards to reduce licensing fees for military spouses.

Labels: Licensing Boards Military

Occupational License Fees

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MT HB 105 H Hearing H Business And Labor 2019 02 01 In House Monitor Low 46.7% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 7:28 PM Revise process for out-of-state licensure for professional licensing Would require licensing boards to issue a license to practice without boards examination to a person licensed in another state, if certain criteria is met. Primary Sponsors Katie Sullivan Labels: Licensing Boards Reciprocity

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook NY S 2196 Referred To Crime Victims Crime And In Senate Monitor Low 4.1% 0.0% Correction 2019 01 23

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 25, 2019, 9:15 PM Relates to the definition of "direct relationship" for the purposes of Would amend the correction law regarding the licensure and article 23-A of the correction law regarding certain licensures and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal employment offenses.

Primary Sponsors Labels: Felony Convictions Jamaal Bailey

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 101 Second Reading Referred To Business In Senate Monitor None 23.0% 0.0% Commerce And Tourism 2019 02 05

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 25, 2019, 9:16 PM Professional licenses; prohibiting license denial certain condition; Would provide that a felony conviction older than 10 years shall not requiring procedures for reinstatement of license under certain disqualify an applicant from being issued or reinstated a previously held condition. Effective date. Oklahoma license, unless the conviction continues to pose a reasonable threat to public safety or continued education or other requirements Primary Sponsors have not been met. Would amend the State Architectural and Registered Micheal Bergstrom Interior Designers Act.

Labels: Felony Convictions Landscape Architecture

Occupational Licensure State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 651 Authored By Senator Dahm 2019 02 04 In Senate Oppose High 33.0% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 11:15 PM Labor; creating the Right To Earn A Living Act; limiting occupational Would create the Right to Earn a Living Act, based off the ALEC model license regulations; allowing petition to repeal regulations. Effective law. Would provide for a "less restrictive regulation" policy. Would date. require every agency shall conduct a comprehensive review of all occupational regulations and occupational licenses within their Primary Sponsors jurisdictions. Nathan Dahm Labels: Least Restrictive Regulation Occupational Licensing

Occupational Licensing Study Right to Earn a Living Act

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 661 Authored By Senator Pugh 2019 02 04 In Senate Monitor None 22.6% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 11:10 PM Professional and occuaptional licenses; authorizing military Would allow active armed forces or any federal agency personnel, personnel and spouses to be exempt from licensure and fees in including their spouse, who is licensed in another state to engage in the this state. Effective date. practice of an occupation or profession regulated by the Oklahoma Statutes without being licensed in this state. Would exempt actively Primary Sponsors military and their spouses from paying licensing fees. Adam Pugh Labels: Military Occupational License Fees

Occupational Licensing Reciprocity

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 666 Authored By Senator Pugh 2019 02 04 In Senate None None 32.0% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 11:03 PM Professional and occupational licenses; reciprocal licenses for Would give active duty military personnel, and their spouse, who is military persons and spouses. Effective date. licensed in another state with a sufficiently equivalent license to receive an automatic reciprocal license or certification in this state for the Primary Sponsors duration of the military duty and employment in this state Adam Pugh Labels: Military Occupational Licensing Reciprocity

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 670 Authored By Senator Pugh 2019 02 04 In Senate Monitor None 25.8% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 10:56 PM Professional and occupational licensure; Post-Military Service Would allow active duty military personnel and their spouse who is Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act; directing acceptance licensed in another state, upon receiving notice or orders of military of license from other states. Effective date. transfer or honorable discharge to this state, may immediately and in advance of actual transfer notify the appropriate licensing or Primary Sponsors credentialing agency in this state to request an immediate temporary or Adam Pugh reciprocal license or certification for their current valid license.

Labels: Military Occupational Licensing Reciprocity State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook UT HB 90 Lfa Fiscal Note Sent To Sponsor 2019 01 23 In House None None 29.3% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 8:14 PM Occupational Licensing Modifications Would provide for an individual with a criminal conviction to apply to the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing for a determination Primary Sponsors of whether the individual's criminal history would disqualify the Eric Hutchings individual from receiving a specific occupational or professional license if all other requirements were met.

Labels: Felony Convictions Occupational Licensing

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook VA HB 1939 House Subcommittee Recommends Reporting In House None None 2.5% 64.2% 8 Y 0 N 2019 01 24

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 8:21 PM Regulatory boards; adjustment of fees. Would require that the account for any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation shows moneys Primary Sponsors collected on behalf of the regulatory board exceeds 20 percent or Michael Webert $100,000, whichever is greater, of the expenses allocated to the regulatory board for the past biennium to: (i) reduce the fees levied by board and (ii) distribute all unspent revenue in excess of such limits to current regulants of the board.

Labels: Licensing Board Operations Licensing Fees

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook VA HB 2028 House Passed By For The Day 2019 01 24 In House Monitor Low 98.0% 68.5%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 8:25 PM Occupation; legislation increasing or beginning regulation, Would provide that any legislative bill instructing the Department of evaluation required. Professional and Occupational Regulation to increase or begin regulation of an occupation, the Board for Professional and Primary Sponsors Occupational Regulation shall prepare an evaluation of the legislation Ronnie Campbell using criteria outlined in current law.

Labels: Occupational Licensing Study Sunrise

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook WV SB 396 Filed For Introduction 2019 01 23 In Senate Monitor Low 2.2% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 23, 2019, 9:16 PM Waiving occupational licensing fees for low-income individuals, Would require board and licensing authorities to waive certain initial military families, and young workers occupational licensing fees for low-income individuals, military families and spouses, and young workers (18-25 year olds). Primary Sponsors Eric Tarr Labels: Licensing Boards Licensing Fees Military

Bill State: AR (1) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook AR HB 1255 Filed 2019 01 24 In House Monitor None 76.2% 0.0%

Bill State: AZ (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook AZ HB 2231 None Oppose High 26.6% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 18, 2019, 9:32 PM Nonhealth professions; occupations; regulations Would require the legislative committee of reference's final sunset review report to include "less restrictive regulation" recommendations. Primary Sponsors Anthony Kern Labels: Least Restrictive Regulation Occupational Licensing

Occupational Licensure Right to Earn a Living Act

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Bill State: CA (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook CA AB 193 From Printer May Be Heard In Committee In Assembly Monitor None 5.2% 0.0% February 10 2019 01 11

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 11, 2019, 4:57 PM Professions and vocations. Would require the Department of Consumer Affairs in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, beginning on January 1, 2021, Primary Sponsors to conduct a comprehensive review of all occupational licensing Jim Patterson requirements and identify unnecessary licensing requirements that cannot be adequately justified. Would require the department to report to the Legislature on January 1, 2023, and every 2 years thereafter, on the department’s progress, and would require the department to issue a final report to the Legislature no later than January 1, 2033. The bill would require the department to apply for federal funds that have been made available specifically for the purpose of reviewing, updating, and eliminating overly burdensome licensing requirements.

Labels: Occupational Licensing Study

Bill State: CO (1) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook CO HB 19-1117 Introduced In House Assigned To Business In House Monitor High 3.8% 0.0% Affairs And Labor Appropriations 2019 01 16

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 18, 2019, 10:02 PM Regulation Of Professions And Occupations Reform Would require the department of regulatory agencies in their analysis and evaluation of occupational regulation to rebuttably presume that Primary Sponsors consumers are sufficiently protected by market competition and private Shane Sandridge remedies. Would provide that if credible evidence of harm requires occupational regulation such regulation shall use the least restrictive method.

Labels: Least Restrictive Regulation Occupational Licensing

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Bill State: CT (2)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook CT HB 6276 Referred To Joint Committee On Finance In House Monitor Medium 3.1% 0.0% Revenue And Bonding 2019 01 25

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 25, 2019, 4:37 PM AN ACT REDUCING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE FEES. Would reduce all existing fees for occupational licenses by 50%.

Primary Sponsors Labels: Licensing Boards Licensing Fees Tim Ackert

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook CT SB 9 Referred To Joint Committee On General Law In Senate Monitor None 2.7% 0.0% 2019 01 09

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 11, 2019, 8:47 PM AN ACT ADJUSTING FEES FOR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, Would reduce all existing fees for initial occupational licenses, CERTIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS. certifications and registrations by seventy-five per cent (75%) and increase existing fees for renewals of such licenses, certifications and Primary Sponsors registrations to account for the lost revenue. Bob Duff, Kevin Witkos Labels: Occupational License Fees

Occupational License Renewals

Bill State: HI (2) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook HI HB 73 Referred To Iac Cpc Jud Referral Sheet 2 2019 In House Monitor None 3.3% 0.0% 01 22

Labels: Occupational Licensing Occupational Licensure

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook HI SB 202 Re Referred To Cph Wam 2019 01 24 In Senate Monitor Medium 4.6% 0.0%

Labels: Occupational Licensing Sunset

Bill State: IA (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook IA HSB 65 Subcommittee Wills Thompson And Brown In House None None 2.4% 0.0% Powers 2019 01 24

Bill State: IN (5) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook IN HB 1269 Representative Karickhoff Added As Coauthor In House Monitor Medium 7.3% 0.0% 2019 01 22

Labels: Landscape Architecture Licensing Boards

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook IN HB 1271 Authored By Representative Wesco 2019 01 10 In House Oppose High 3.2% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 1:39 PM Practicing a licensed occupation. Would provide that an individual may practice without an occupational license if the individual provides a signed disclosure with a consumer Primary Sponsors before entering into a contract and complies with all health, safety, Tim Wesco security, confidentiality, reporting, and consumer protection requirements that are imposed on an individual with an occupational license. Would apply to landscape architecture.

Labels: Consumer Choice Act Landscape Architecture

Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook IN HB 1569 Authored By Representative Zent 2019 01 17 In House Monitor Low 11.2% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 21, 2019, 8:37 PM Professional licensing matters. Would redefine how boards handle criminal convictions by defining a "conviction of concern" and would amend a provision concerning the Primary Sponsors way a conviction for a crime of concern affects an individual with a Denny Zent professional license or certification.

Labels: Felony Convictions Licensing Boards State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook IN SB 384 Authored By Senator Koch 2019 01 14 In Senate Oppose None 4.3% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 11, 2019, 6:17 PM Occupational licensing. Would require the small business ombudsman to review a proposed rule that is an occupational regulation and imposes requirements or Primary Sponsors costs on persons subject to the occupational regulation. Would require Eric Koch, Travis Holdman, Victoria Spartz that an agency file a statement concerning the economic impact of the proposed occupational regulation on persons who are subject to the occupational regulation. Would require the ombudsman to approve or deny the occupational regulation after determining if the least restrictive regulation is used. Would define "least restrictive regulation." Requires a regulatory flexibility analysis that considers any less intrusive or less costly alternative methods of achieving the purpose of the proposed occupational regulation, including the establishment of the least restrictive regulation that is necessary to regulate the occupation or protect consumers. Would establishes guidelines to analyze an occupational regulation to determine if it is the least restrictive regulation. Would be retroactively effective April 29, 2019.

Labels: Least Restrictive Regulation Right to Earn a Living Act

Small Buisiness

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook IN SB 576 Authored By Senator Merritt 2019 01 14 In Senate Oppose High 21.0% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 15, 2019, 8:44 PM Regulation of certain professions and occupations. Would eliminate the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency and create the Workforce Licensing Agency. Would provide that the Board of Primary Sponsors Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects to be administered Jim Merritt from the Workforce Licensing Agency with the Department of Workforce Development. Would instruct the Workforce Licensing Agency to review and evaluate each regulated workforce occupation and prepare a report no later than July 1 of each year. Would require each regulated workforce occupation to be reviewed and evaluated at least every five (5) years.

Labels: Landscape Architecture

Occupational Licensing Study Occupational Licensure

Bill State: MA (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MA SD 1935 None None None 2.4% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 21, 2019, 10:59 PM An Act relative to the automatic renewal of professional licenses Would require the division of professional licensure to develop and implement an automatic license renewal system for professions. Primary Sponsors Patrick O'Connor Labels: License Renewals Licensing Boards

Bill State: MD (1) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MD HB 22 Hearing 1 22 At 1 00 P M 2019 01 16 In House Monitor Medium 46.8% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 2, 2019, 6:33 PM Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Application Determinations - Would prohibit certain departments that issue occupational licenses, Use of Criminal History including the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, from denying an application for a license or certificate based on an applicant’s Primary Sponsors criminal history if a period of seven years or more has passed since the Charles Sydnor applicant’s conviction for any crime, unless the department makes a certain determination that the applicant's previous conviction impacts the applicant's duties and responsibilities authorized by the license.

Labels: Felony Convictions Occupational Licensing

Bill State: MI (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MI SB 40 Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform In Senate Oppose Medium 6.8% 0.0% 2019 01 22

Labels: Least Restrictive Regulation Licensing Boards

Occupational Licensing Study Sunrise

Bill State: MO (3)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MO HB 472 Referred Professional Registration And In House Monitor Low 2.5% 0.0% Licensing H 2019 01 23

Labels: Felony Convictions Licensing Boards State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MO HB 564 Referred Special Committee On Career In House None None 2.1% 0.0% Readiness H 2019 01 23

Labels: Felony Convictions Occupational Licensing

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MO SB 251 S First Read Sb 251 Koenig 2019 01 14 In Senate None None 4.8% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 7:18 PM Creates the "Fresh Start Act of 2019" Would provide that no person shall be disqualified from obtaining an occupational license due to a prior conviction of a crime, unless the Primary Sponsors crime for which an applicant was convicted directly relates to the duties Andrew Koenig and responsibilities for the licensed occupation.

Labels: Felony Convictions Licensing Boards

Bill State: MS (4)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MS HB 898 Referred To Accountability Efficiency In House Monitor Medium 13.5% 0.0% Transparency 2019 01 21

Regulations Review

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MS SB 2428 Referred To Accountability Efficiency In Senate Support High 3.0% 0.0% Transparency 2019 01 21

Labels: Licensing Boards

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MS SB 2452 Referred To Veterans And Military Affairs 2019 In Senate None None 5.0% 0.0% 01 21

Labels: Licensing Boards Military

Occupational License Fees

Bill State: MT (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook MT HB 105 H Hearing H Business And Labor 2019 02 01 In House Monitor Low 46.7% 0.0%

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook ND HB 1253 Committee Hearing 09 35 2019 01 15 In House None None 94.2% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 24, 2019, 7:38 PM Relating To A Criminal Conviction And State Licensure. Would provide that no person shall be disqualified from obtaining an occupational license due to a prior conviction of a crime, unless the Primary Sponsors crime for which an applicant was convicted directly relates to the duties Tom Kading, Jake Blum, Aaron McWilliams, Mary Schneider, Jordan and responsibilities for the licensed occupation. Kannianen Labels: Felony Convictions Licensing Boards

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook ND SB 2306 Introduced First Reading Referred In Senate Monitor Low 97.6% 0.0% Government And Veterans Affairs Committee 2019 01 16

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 18, 2019, 4:44 PM Relating To Occupational Licensure Of Military Members And Would remove an exemption for the state board of architecture and Military Spouses; To Amend And Reenact Sections 43‑51‑01, landscape architecture from a mandate for the board to adopt rules 43‑51‑11, And 43‑51‑11.1 Of The North Dakota Century Code, regarding licensure of a military spouse. Would provide that the board Relating To Occupational Licensure Of Military Members And shall issue a two-year provisional license or temporary permit to a Spouses; To Provide For A Report To The Legislative Management; military spouse. Would prohibit a board from charging a military spouse And To Provide For A Legislative Management Study. any fees for a provisional license for temporary permit.

Primary Sponsors Labels: Landscape Architecture Licensing Boards Scott Meyer, Howard Anderson, Randy Burckhard, David Hogue, Military Occupational Licensing Mike Nathe, Matthew Ruby

Bill State: NE (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook NE LB 30 Notice Of Hearing For January 25 2019 2019 01 In Legislature Support None 0.0% 0.0% 17

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 16, 2019, 9:56 PM Change and eliminate provisions under the Professional Landscape Would update the state's Professional Landscape Architects Act. Would Architects Act amend the licensed scope of the profession. Would amend provisions related to the State Board of Landscape Architects. Primary Sponsors Mark Kolterman Labels: Landscape Architecture Practice Act

Bill State: NH (1) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook NH HB 662 Introduced 01 03 2019 And Referred To In House Monitor High 51.3% 0.0% Executive Departments And Administration 2019 01 16

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 18, 2019, 5:03 PM establishing a commission to study occupational licensing reforms. Would establish a commission to study occupational licensing reforms and procedures to reduce barriers to licensure and to increase New Primary Sponsors Hampshire's economic competitiveness. Would allow the commission to Beth Rodd solicit advice and testimony from any interested party, including the licensing board. Would require the first meeting of the commission to be held within 45 days of the passage of the law.

Labels: Landscape Architecture Licensing Boards

Occupational Licensing Study

Bill State: NJ (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook NJ S 1589 Referred To Senate Budget And In Senate Monitor Low 37.9% 78.2% Appropriations Committee 2019 01 17

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 21, 2019, 10:04 PM Requires certain standards for professional and occupational Would require the board to not disqualify a person from obtaining or boards considering applicants with criminal history records. holding any certificate, registration or license issued by a board solely because of a prior conviction of a crime or offense, unless the crime Primary Sponsors [directly] or offense substantially relates to the profession or occupation Troy Singleton, Nia Gill regulated by the board.

Labels: Felony Convictions Licensing Boards

Bill State: NV (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook NV BDR 54-859 None Monitor None 2.6% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 25, 2019, 9:10 PM Establishes an occupational licensing database. No bill language available.

Primary Sponsors Jill Tolles

Bill State: NY (2) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook NY A 1895 Referred To Ways And Means 2019 01 17 In Assembly Monitor Low 3.5% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 21, 2019, 10:51 PM Authorizes the denial of renewal of professional, business or trade Would authorize the denial of the renewal of a license, permit, licenses where a taxpayer has outstanding tax debt which the certificate, registration or admission to practice a profession, business or taxpayer has failed to settle trade where a taxpayer has outstanding tax debt which the taxpayer has failed to enter into a settlement agreement for the payment. Would Primary Sponsors require each taxpayer renewing a license to practice a profession, Gary Pretlow business or trade to attest to the licensing agency that he or she does not have an unsettled outstanding tax debt

Labels: License Renewals Licensing Boards

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook NY S 2196 Referred To Crime Victims Crime And In Senate Monitor Low 4.1% 0.0% Correction 2019 01 23

Primary Sponsors Labels: Felony Convictions Jamaal Bailey

Bill State: OK (5)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 101 Second Reading Referred To Business In Senate Monitor None 23.0% 0.0% Commerce And Tourism 2019 02 05

Labels: Felony Convictions Landscape Architecture

Occupational Licensure State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 651 Authored By Senator Dahm 2019 02 04 In Senate Oppose High 33.0% 0.0%

Occupational Licensing Study Right to Earn a Living Act

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 661 Authored By Senator Pugh 2019 02 04 In Senate Monitor None 22.6% 0.0%

Occupational Licensing Reciprocity

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 666 Authored By Senator Pugh 2019 02 04 In Senate None None 32.0% 0.0%

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook OK SB 670 Authored By Senator Pugh 2019 02 04 In Senate Monitor None 25.8% 0.0%

Labels: Military Occupational Licensing Reciprocity

Bill State: SC (2) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook SC H 3263 Member S Request Name Added As Sponsor In House Monitor None 48.3% 0.0% Erickson Bradley 2019 01 16

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 8, 2019, 7:19 PM Not yet available Would military personnel or their spouse to engage in the practice of an occupation or profession regulated by this Title 40, which landscape Primary Sponsors architecture is, without being licensed under this title. Would require a Murrell Smith professional or occupational board or commission governed by Title 40 to accept the education, training, and experience completed by an individual as a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the United States, National Guard of any state, the Military Reserves of any state, or the Naval Militias of any state and apply this education, training, and experience in the manner most favorable toward satisfying the qualifications for issuance of the requested license or certification or approval for license examination.

Labels: Military Occupational Licensing

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook SC S 330 Referred To Committee On Labor Commerce In Senate Monitor None 4.1% 0.0% And Industry Senate Journal Page 185 2019 01 08

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 11, 2019, 8:56 PM Occupational Licensure Reform Act Would require the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to identify occupational licensing regulations that meet the present, Primary Sponsors significant, and substantiated harm-without-government-intervention Tom Davis test, as created in this act, and to eliminate regulations that fail to meet this test or, when appropriate, recommend changes that are the least restrictive.

Labels: Active Supervision Least Restrictive Regulation

Occupational Licensing Occupational Licensing Study

Bill State: UT (1)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook UT HB 90 Lfa Fiscal Note Sent To Sponsor 2019 01 23 In House None None 29.3% 0.0%

Labels: Felony Convictions Occupational Licensing

Bill State: VA (4) State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook VA HB 1939 House Subcommittee Recommends Reporting In House None None 2.5% 64.2% 8 Y 0 N 2019 01 24

Labels: Licensing Board Operations Licensing Fees

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook VA HB 2028 House Passed By For The Day 2019 01 24 In House Monitor Low 98.0% 68.5%

Labels: Occupational Licensing Study Sunrise

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook VA HB 2101 House Introduced Bill Reprinted 19102519 D In House Oppose High 2.5% 78.5% 2019 01 08

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Bradley Rawls at Jan 9, 2019, 2:19 PM Professional and Occupational Regulation, Department of; Would deregulate the practice of landscape architects, among other deregulation of certain practice. professions. Would effect how landscape architecture firms are organized as a "Professional Corporation" and as a "Professional Limited Primary Sponsors Liability Company." Would amend qualifications of employee stock Nick Freitas ownership plans with respect to professional corporations who render professional services, such as landscape architects.

Labels: Deregulation Landscape Architecture

Occupational Licensure State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook VA SB 1751 Senate Referred To Committee On General In Senate Monitor Medium 38.3% 77.4% Laws And Technology 2019 01 18

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 21, 2019, 9:47 PM Criminal history record information; dissemination to DPOR. Would allow the dissemination of criminal history record information to the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) for Primary Sponsors the purpose of investigating individuals for initial licensure, certification, Frank Ruff or registration. Would permit the Director of DPOR, or his designee, to issue a notice to any person unlawfully engaging in unlicensed practice of an occupation to cease and desist such activity. Would require the reduction of fees if the moneys collected on behalf of the regulatory board exceed 125 percent or $100,000, whichever is greater, of the expenses allocated to the regulatory board for the past biennium. Would require the Director of DPOR to report, at least annually, the fund status of each of the regulatory boards to the members of such boards. Would require DPOR to conduct a sunrise evaluation review. Would deregulate residential building energy analysts, common interest community managers, and natural gas automobile mechanics and technicians and reorganizes provisions of the Code relating to the Common Interest Community Board to account for the removal of regulatory authority over common interest community managers.

Labels: Deregulation Felony Convictions

Licensing Boards Licensing Fees Sunrise

Bill State: WV (2)

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook WV HB 2038 House Message Received 2019 01 18 In Senate Monitor Medium 20.0% 0.0%

Title Bill Summary: Last edited by Elizabeth Hebron at Jan 21, 2019, 11:37 PM Relating to the procedure to determine if an occupation or Would require the occupation or profession to be licensed in at least 25 profession should be regulated other states in order for WV to license the occupation(unless a unique case can be demonstrated for the profession to be licensed in WV). Primary Sponsors Would require the legislative to review each licensed occupation and Gary Howell profession every 5 years and sunset occupations if they are licensed in 25 states or fewer (unless a unique case can be demonstrated for the profession to be licensed in WV).

Labels: Sunrise Sunset

State Bill Number Last Action Status Position Priority FN Outlook WV SB 396 Filed For Introduction 2019 01 23 In Senate Monitor Low 2.2% 0.0%