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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 611
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 real estate brokers and
salespersons (§ 7), 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 by July
1, 2026, to ensure that the fee for a license, permit, certification, or
registration issued by the department 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 of the
General Statutes).
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2025, except the provision requiring the
commissioner to adopt regulations is effective upon passage.
FEE REDUCTIONS
The bill reduces various occupational registration, certification, and
license fees. The table below shows each of the fees that the bill reduces 2025SB-00611-R000326-BA.DOCX
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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 fee
2
(20-281d)
Public accountant
license (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 broker $1,130 biennial initial license fee
$750 biennial renewal fee
7
(20-314)
Real estate
salesperson
$570 biennial 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 license application fee
(see also § 9 below for initial and
renewal license fees)
9
(20-335)
Tradesperson* license $150 license fee for contractors,
whether initial or renewal
$120 license fee for other licensees,
whether initial or renewal
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Bill Section
(CGS Citation)
License,
Certification, or
Registration
Fee Under Current Law
(see also § 8 above)
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
heating, ventilation,
and air conditioning
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 2025SB-00611-R000326-BA.DOCX
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Bill Section
(CGS Citation)
License,
Certification, or
Registration
Fee Under Current Law
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 fee
26
(21a-190e)
Fund-raising counsel $120 license fee, whether initial or
renewal
27
(21a-190f)
Paid solicitor $500 license fee, whether initial or
renewal
*Generally covers fields of elevator installation, repair, and maintenance; fire protection sprinkler
systems; flat glass; gas hearth; heating, piping, and cooling; irrigation; plumbing and piping;
residential stair lift; sheet metal; solar; and swimming pool
COMMITTEE ACTION
General Law Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 22 Nay 0 (03/12/2025)