LCO No. 705 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 174 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 705 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. NEEDLEMAN, 33rd Dist. AN ACT EXEMPTING SMALL BUSINESSES FROM CERTAIN FEES DURING THE COVID-PANDEMIC. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That small businesses be exempted from paying licensure or 1 permitting fees to the state until the Commissioner of Public Health 2 declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be over. 3 Statement of Purpose: That small businesses be exempted from paying licensure or permitting fees until the Commissioner of Public Health declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be over.