General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6421 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2919 *02919* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6421 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2919 *02919* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. GODFREY, 110th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING THE LICENSING OF TAX PREPARERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the licensing of tax preparers and to create a State Board of Tax Practitioners to issue the licenses and enforce the licensing requirements. Statement of Purpose: To require the licensing of tax preparers to protect consumers.