Occupational Licensure Report
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Occupational Licensure Report Last Updated: January 25, 2019 Bills by State Bills by Last Status and Position 0246 WA Support 2 2 ME MT ND OR MN Monitor 1 28 29 ID WI VT SD NY MI WY NH Oppose 7 IA PA 7 NE NV OH MA UT IL IN WV CO RI None 9 9 KS VA MO KY CA NC CT TN AZ OK NM AR SC NJ 0 10 20 30 40 MS AL GA DE TX LA MD Introduced Passed First Chamber FL DC AK Passed Second Chamber Vetoed HI Failed Failed Sine Die Enacted US Congress 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 Occupational Licensing Study Sunrise 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.