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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 135
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR CERTAIN
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, PERMITS AND
REGISTRATIONS.
SUMMARY
This bill caps at $100 various Department of Consumer Protection
(DCP) occupational registration, certification, and license fees. In
general, the capped fees are annual credentialing fees for individuals,
such as contractors in the trades, but do not include guaranty fund
contributions or examination fees. In the case of telecommunications
infrastructure layout technicians (§ 15) and home inspectors (§ 23), who
are licensed biennially, the bill correspondingly caps fees at $200.
The bill also caps at $100 the fee for the following business
organization certificates of registration that are not issued to
individuals: mechanical contractor initial or renewal registrations (§§ 12
& 13) and landscape architecture corporation renewal registrations (§
16).
The bill requires the DCP commissioner to adopt regulations to
ensure that the fee for a license, permit, certification, or registration
issued by DCP to an individual does not exceed $100 annually (§ 28).
However, the bill excludes from this fee cap credentials issued under
the Liquor Control Act (i.e., title 30). (Presumably, the $100 cap does not
apply to related fees, such as guaranty fund contributions and exam
fees.)
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2023, except the provision requiring the
commissioner to adopt regulations is effective upon passage.
FEE REDUCTIONS
The bill reduces various occupational registration, certification, and 2023SB-00135-R000095-BA.DOCX
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license fees. The table below shows each of the fees that the bill reduces
to $100 annually or $200 biennially. Under existing law and unchanged
by the bill, fees shown in the table cover a one-year period unless
otherwise noted.
Table: License, Certification, or Registration Fees Reduced to $100 Annually or
$200 Biennially
Bill Section
(CGS Citation)
License, Certification,
or Registration
Fee Under Current Law
1
(20-281c)
Public accountant
certificate (limited scope
of practice)
$150 one-time license fee
2
(20-281d)
Public accountant (with
unlimited scope of
practice)
$150 initial license fee
$565 renewal fee
3
(20-292)
Architect $190 license fee, whether initial or renewal
4-6
(20-305, 20-306
& 20-308)
Professional engineer;
land surveyor; combined
professional engineer
and land surveyor
$220 initial license fee, or $190 if
credentialed in another jurisdiction under
comparable laws
$285 renewal fee
7
(20-314)
Real estate brokers $565 initial license fee
$375 renewal fee
$375 fee for reinstated license, due for
each year or fraction thereof since it
lapsed
7
(20-314)
Real estate salespeople $285 license fee, whether initial or renewal
$285 fee for reinstated license, due for
each year or fraction thereof since it
lapsed
8
(20-333)
Limited or unlimited
contractor in the trades*
$150 application fee
(see also § 9 below for license and
renewal fees)
9
(20-335)
Tradesperson* license $150 license fee for contractors, whether
initial or renewal
$120 for other licensees
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Bill Section
(CGS Citation)
License, Certification,
or Registration
Fee Under Current Law
10
(20-340d)
Swimming pool builder $150 initial license fee
11
(20-340f)
Residential stair lift
technician
$150 initial license fee
12 & 13
(20-341u & 20-
341y)
Mechanical contractor
(i.e., business entity
employing plumbing or
HVAC tradespeople for
larger-scale projects)
$110 license fee, whether initial or renewal
14
(20-349)
Television and radio
service dealer, including
combination service
dealer and electronics or
radio electronics
technician
$200 license fee, whether initial or renewal
15
(20-357m)
Telecommunications
infrastructure layout
technician
$315 biennial license fee, whether initial or
renewal
16
(20-369a)
Landscape architecture
corporation
$200 renewal fee
17
(20-374)
Landscape architect $280 initial license fee
$160 renewal fee
18 & 19
(20-377m & 20-
377s)
Interior designer $190 license fee, whether initial or renewal
20
(20-417b)
New home construction
contractor
$120 license fee, whether initial or renewal
21
(20-421; see also
20-427(f))
Home improvement
contractor (HIC) or HIC
salesperson
$120 license fee, whether initial or renewal
22
(20-457)
Community association
manager
$200 renewal fee
23
(20-492a)
Home inspector $250 biennial renewal fee
24
(20-511)
Certified appraiser $375 initial license fee
$285 renewal fee
25
(20-601)
Pharmacist license or
temporary permit to
practice pharmacy
$200 initial license fee 2023SB-00135-R000095-BA.DOCX
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Bill Section
(CGS Citation)
License, Certification,
or Registration
Fee Under Current Law
26 Fund-raising counsel $120 license fee, whether initial or renewal
27 Paid solicitor $500 license fee, whether initial or renewal
*Generally covers fields of elevator installation, repair, and maintenance; fire protection
sprinkler systems; flat glass work; gas hearth; heating, piping, and cooling; irrigation; plumbing
and piping; residential stair lift; sheet metal; solar; swimming pool; and electrical
BACKGROUND
Related Bill
sHB 6767, reported favorably by the General Law Committee,
requires that registrations for new home construction contractors be
effective for 18 months and cost $180 if they are renewed during a
transition year in which registrations go from being biennial to annual
(§ 9).
COMMITTEE ACTION
General Law Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 23 Nay 0 (03/02/2023)