OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
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SB-135
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR CERTAIN
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, PERMITS AND
REGISTRATIONS.
Primary Analyst: ME 3/19/24
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 25 $ FY 26 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue
Loss
16 million 16 million
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill establishes a maximum fee the Department of Consumer
Protection (DCP) can charge for certain individual licenses,
certifications, permits, and registrations resulting in a revenue loss of
approximately $16 million per year. The bill affects over 60 types of
licenses, certifications, permits, and registrations for which DCP
received almost 120,000 application and renewal requests in FY 23.
These fees currently range from $60 to $1,100, the bill limits the fees to
$100 or $200.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of individual licenses,
certifications, permits, and registration applications and renewals
received.