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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 611
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 4254
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
(GL)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR CERTAIN
OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, PERMITS AND
REGISTRATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 20-281c of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2025): 3
(a) The board shall grant the certificate of "certified public 4
accountant" to any person who meets the good character, education, 5
experience and examination requirements of subsections (b) to (e), 6
inclusive, of this section and upon the payment of a fee of [one hundred 7
fifty] one hundred dollars. 8
Sec. 2. Subsection (g) of section 20-281d of the general statutes is 9
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 10
2025): 11
(g) The board shall charge a fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred 12
dollars for the initial issuance and the professional services fee for [class 13 Committee Bill No. 611
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I] class B, as defined in section 33-182l, for each annual renewal of such 14
license. 15
Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 20-292 of the general statutes is 16
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 17
2025): 18
(a) Each licensed architect shall renew his or her license annually. 19
Pursuant to section 20-289, a licensee shall pay to the department the 20
professional services fee for [class F] class B, as defined in section 33-21
182l and shall submit proof of, or attest to, completion of continuing 22
education requirements. 23
Sec. 4. Section 20-305 of the general statutes is repealed and the 24
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 25
Applications for licensure under this chapter shall be on forms 26
prescribed and furnished by the Department of Consumer Protection. 27
The nonrefundable application fee for a professional engineer license 28
shall be eighty dollars. The nonrefundable application fee for an 29
engineer-in-training license shall be seventy-six dollars, which shall 30
accompany the application and which shall include the cost of the 31
issuance of a license. The nonrefundable application fee for a land 32
surveyor license shall be eighty dollars. The nonrefundable application 33
fee for a surveyor-in-training license shall be sixty-four dollars, which 34
shall accompany the application and which shall include the cost of the 35
issuance of a license. The initial license fee for a professional engineer 36
license or a land surveyor license shall be [two hundred twenty] one 37
hundred dollars. The application fee for a combined license as 38
professional engineer and land surveyor shall be eighty dollars. The 39
initial license fee for such combined license shall be [two hundred 40
twenty] one hundred dollars. 41
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 20-306 of the general statutes is 42
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 43
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(a) (1) The Department of Consumer Protection shall notify each 45
person licensed under this chapter of the date of the expiration of such 46
license and the amount of the fee required for its renewal for one year. 47
Such license renewals shall be accompanied by the payment of the 48
professional services fee for [class G] class B, as defined in section 33-49
182l, in the case of a professional engineer license, a professional 50
engineer and land surveyor combined license, or a land surveyor 51
license. The license shall be considered lapsed if not renewed on or 52
before the expiration date. 53
(2) Annual renewal of an engineer-in-training license or a surveyor-54
in-training license shall not be required. Any such license shall remain 55
valid for a period of ten years from the date of its original issuance and, 56
during this time, it shall meet in part the requirements for licensure as a 57
professional engineer or land surveyor. It shall not be the duty of the 58
department to notify the holder of an engineer-in-training license or a 59
surveyor-in-training license of the date of expiration of such license 60
other than to publish it annually in the roster. 61
(3) Renewal of any license under this chapter or payment of renewal 62
fees shall not be required of any licensee serving in the armed forces of 63
the United States until the next renewal period immediately following 64
the termination of such service or the renewal period following the fifth 65
year after such licensee's entry into such service, whichever occurs first. 66
The status of such licensees shall be indicated in the annual roster of 67
professional engineers and land surveyors. 68
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 20-308 of the general statutes is 69
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 70
2025): 71
(a) The board may, upon application and the payment of a fee of [one 72
hundred ninety] one hundred dollars to the Department of Consumer 73
Protection, authorize the department to issue a license as a professional 74
engineer, or a combined license as a professional engineer and land 75
surveyor or, upon application and the payment of a fee of [one hundred 76 Committee Bill No. 611
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ninety] one hundred dollars, to issue a license as a land surveyor to any 77
person who holds a certificate of qualification, licensure or registration 78
issued to such person by the proper authority of any state, territory or 79
possession of the United States, or any country, or the National Bureau 80
of Engineering Registration, provided the requirements for the licensure 81
or registration of professional engineers or land surveyors under which 82
such license, certificate of qualification or registration was issued shall 83
not conflict with the provisions of this chapter and shall be of a standard 84
not lower than that specified in section 20-302. Upon request of any such 85
applicant the board may, if it determines that the application is in 86
apparent good order, authorize the department to grant to such 87
applicant permission in writing to practice engineering or land 88
surveying or both for a specified period of time while such application 89
is pending. The board may waive the first part of the examination 90
specified in subdivision (1) of section 20-302 in the case of an applicant 91
for licensure as a professional engineer who holds a certificate as an 92
engineer-in-training issued to him by the proper authority of any state, 93
territory or possession of the United States, provided the requirements 94
under which the certificate was issued do not conflict with the 95
provisions of this chapter and are of a standard at least equal to that 96
specified in said subdivision (1). The board may waive that part of the 97
examination specified in subdivision (3) of section 20-302 relating to the 98
fundamentals of land surveying, in the case of an applicant for licensure 99
as a land surveyor who holds a certificate as a surveyor-in-training 100
issued to him by the proper authority of any state, territory or 101
possession of the United States, provided the requirements under which 102
the certificate was issued do not conflict with the provisions of this 103
chapter and are of a standard at least equal to that specified in said 104
subdivision (3). 105
Sec. 7. Subsection (f) of section 20-314 of the general statutes is 106
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 107
2025): 108
(f) All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall expire 109
biennially. At the time of application for a real estate broker's license, 110 Committee Bill No. 611
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there shall be paid to the department, for each individual applicant and 111
for each business entity, the sum of [one thousand one hundred thirty] 112
two hundred dollars, and for the biennial renewal thereof, the sum of 113
[seven hundred fifty] two hundred dollars. [, except that for licenses 114
expiring on March 31, 2022, a prorated renewal fee shall be charged to 115
reflect the fact that the March 2022, renewal shall expire on November 116
30, 2023.] At the time of application for a real estate salesperson's license, 117
there shall be paid to the department [five hundred seventy] two 118
hundred dollars and for the biennial renewal thereof the sum of [five 119
hundred seventy] two hundred dollars. Six dollars of each such biennial 120
renewal fee shall be payable to the Real Estate Guaranty Fund 121
established pursuant to section 20-324a. A real estate broker's license 122
issued to any business entity shall entitle the designated broker, upon 123
compliance with the terms of this chapter, but without the payment of 124
any further fee, to perform all of the acts of a real estate broker under 125
this chapter on behalf of such business entity. Any license which expires 126
and is not renewed on or before the ninetieth day following the 127
expiration date of such license may be reinstated by the commission or 128
department, in the commission's or department's discretion, provided 129
such license has expired for less than three years and the former licensee 130
(1) attests that such former licensee did not work in this state in the 131
occupation or profession in which such former licensee was licensed 132
while such former licensee's license was lapsed, (2) pays the renewal fee 133
due for such license for the year in which such license is reinstated, and 134
(3) completes any continuing education required for such license for the 135
year preceding such reinstatement. If an applicant for reinstatement 136
worked in this state in the occupation or profession in which such 137
applicant was formerly licensed while such license was lapsed, the 138
applicant shall pay all license and late fees due and owing for the lapse 139
period and demonstrate that such applicant has completed all 140
continuing education required for such license for the year preceding 141
such reinstatement. Such late fees shall be assessed for each real estate 142
broker's license in the amount of three hundred seventy-five dollars and 143
for each real estate salesperson's license in the amount of two hundred 144
eighty-five dollars for each year or fraction thereof from the date of 145 Committee Bill No. 611
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expiration of the previous license to the date of payment for 146
reinstatement. If a license has lapsed for at least three years, the former 147
licensee is ineligible for reinstatement under this subsection and may 148
apply for a new license. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this 149
subsection, a former licensee whose license expired after such former 150
licensee entered military service shall be reinstated without payment of 151
any fee if an application for reinstatement is filed with the commission 152
or department before the third anniversary of such expiration date, and 153
the former licensee provides evidence that is sufficient to demonstrate 154
to the commission or department that such former licensee completed 155
at least six hours of continuing education for such license, including, but 156
not limited to, the mandatory continuing education required for such 157
license, during the calendar year preceding the date on which such 158
application for reinstatement is filed. Any such reinstated broker's 159
license shall expire on the next succeeding November thirtieth. Any 160
such reinstated real estate salesperson's license shall expire on the next 161
succeeding May thirty-first. 162
Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 20-333 of the general statutes is 163
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 164
2025): 165
(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant shall have 166
attained such applicant's eighteenth birthday and shall furnish such 167
evidence of competency as the appropriate board or the Commissioner 168
of Consumer Protection shall require. A recommendation for review 169
issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be sufficient to demonstrate such 170
competency. The applicant shall satisfy such board or the commissioner 171
that such applicant possesses a diploma or other evidence of graduation 172
from the eighth grade of grammar school, or possesses an equivalent 173
education to be determined on examination and has the requisite skill 174
to perform the work in the trade for which such applicant is applying 175
for a license and can comply with all other requirements of this chapter 176
and the regulations adopted under this chapter. A recommendation for 177
review issued pursuant to section 31-22u shall be sufficient to 178
demonstrate that an applicant possesses such requisite skill and can 179 Committee Bill No. 611
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comply with all other requirements of this chapter and the regulations 180
adopted under this chapter. For any application submitted pursuant to 181
this section that requires a hearing or other action by the applicable 182
examining board or the commissioner, such hearing or other action by 183
the applicable examining board or the commissioner shall occur not 184
later than thirty days after the date of submission for such application. 185
Upon application for any such license, the applicant shall pay to the 186
department a nonrefundable application fee of ninety dollars for a 187
license under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) and subdivision 188
(4) of subsection (e) of section 20-334a, or a nonrefundable application 189
fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars for a license under 190
subdivision (1) of subsection (a), subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 191
(b), subdivision (1) of subsection (c) and subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of 192
subsection (e) of section 20-334a. Any such application fee shall be 193
waived for persons who present a recommendation for review issued 194
pursuant to section 31-22u. 195
Sec. 9. Section 20-335 of the general statutes is repealed and the 196
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 197
Any person who has successfully completed an examination for such 198
person's initial license under this chapter shall pay to the Department of 199
Consumer Protection a fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars 200
for [a contractor's license or a fee of one hundred twenty dollars for any 201
other] such license. Any such initial license fee shall be waived for 202
persons who present a recommendation for review issued pursuant to 203
section 31-22u. All such licenses shall expire annually. No person shall 204
carry on or engage in the work or occupations subject to this chapter 205
after the expiration of such person's license until such person has filed 206
an application bearing the date of such person's registration card with 207
the appropriate board. Such application shall be in writing, addressed 208
to the secretary of the board from which such renewal is sought and 209
signed by the person applying for such renewal. A licensee applying for 210
renewal shall, at such times as the commissioner shall by regulation 211
prescribe, furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the licensee has 212
completed any continuing professional education required under 213 Committee Bill No. 611
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sections 20-330 to 20-341, inclusive, or any regulations adopted 214
thereunder. The board may renew such license if the application for 215
such renewal is received by the board no later than one month after the 216
date of expiration of such license, upon payment to the department of a 217
renewal fee of [one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars. [in the case of a 218
contractor and of one hundred twenty dollars for any other such 219
license.] For any completed renewal application submitted pursuant to 220
this section that requires a hearing or other action by the applicable 221
examining board, such hearing or other action by the applicable 222
examining board shall occur not later than thirty days after the date of 223
submission for such completed renewal application. The department 224
shall issue a receipt stating the fact of such payment, which receipt shall 225
be a license to engage in such work or occupation. A licensee who has 226
failed to renew such licensee's license for a period of over two years 227
from the date of expiration of such license shall have it reinstated only 228
upon complying with the requirements of section 20-333, as amended 229
by this act. All license fees and renewal fees paid to the department 230
pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the General Fund. 231
Sec. 10. Subsection (h) of section 20-340d of the general statutes is 232
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 233
2025): 234
(h) The initial fee for a swimming pool builder's license shall be [one 235
hundred fifty] one hundred dollars and the renewal fee for such license 236
shall be one hundred dollars. Licenses shall be valid for a period of one 237
year from the date of issuance. 238
Sec. 11. Subsection (b) of section 20-340f of the general statutes is 239
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 240
2025): 241
(b) The initial fee for a residential stair lift technician's license shall be 242
[one hundred fifty] one hundred dollars and the renewal fee for such 243
license shall be seventy-five dollars. Licenses shall be valid for a period 244
of one year from the date of issuance. 245 Committee Bill No. 611
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Sec. 12. Subsection (b) of section 20-341u of the general statutes is 246
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 247
2025): 248
(b) Each application for a certificate of registration under this section 249
shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred ten] one hundred dollars. 250
Sec. 13. Subsection (d) of section 20-341y of the general statutes is 251
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 252
2025): 253
(d) The fee for renewal of a certificate shall be [one hundred ten] one 254
hundred dollars. 255
Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 20-349 of the general statutes is 256
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 257
2025): 258
(c) Any person desiring to be licensed under this chapter shall apply 259
to the board in writing, on forms which the Department of Consumer 260
Protection shall provide, stating: (1) Such person's name, residence 261
address and business address; (2) a brief description of his 262
qualifications, including the length and nature of his experience; (3) in 263
the case of an apprentice, the name of his employer or supervisor; and 264
(4) such other information as the department may require. Each 265
application for a license as a service dealer shall be accompanied by a 266
fee of [two hundred] one hundred dollars. Each application for a license 267
as a licensed electronics technician, licensed antenna technician or 268
licensed radio electronics technician shall be accompanied by a fee of 269
eighty dollars. Each application for a permit as an apprentice shall be 270
accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. If a service dealer as an individual 271
is a licensed electronics technician or licensed radio electronics 272
technician, only one license fee shall be charged in the amount of [two 273
hundred] one hundred dollars. All such fees shall be paid to the 274
department. 275
Sec. 15. Subsection (d) of section 20-357m of the general statutes is 276 Committee Bill No. 611
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 277
2025): 278
(d) The commissioner shall issue a telecommunications infrastructure 279
layout technician license to any individual who: (1) Completes a college 280
level program or other program of instruction approved by the 281
Department of Consumer Protection that assures industry standards in 282
telecommunications infrastructure design; (2) submits an application 283
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section deemed acceptable by the 284
Commissioner of Consumer Protection; and (3) at the time of 285
application, has held for not less than five years and continues to hold a 286
valid unlimited or limited electrical license issued under the Electrical 287
Work Board or a public service technician certificate of registration 288
issued pursuant to section 20-340b, or has other equivalent experience 289
and training as required for an electrical license, as determined by the 290
commissioner. A license issued pursuant to this subsection is 291
nontransferable. The fee for a telecommunications infrastructure layout 292
technician license is [three hundred fifteen] two hundred dollars. Such 293
license shall be renewed biennially and the renewal fee is [three 294
hundred fifteen] two hundred dollars. 295
Sec. 16. Subsection (b) of section 20-369a of the general statutes is 296
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 297
2025): 298
(b) A qualifying corporation or limited liability company desiring a 299
certificate of registration shall file with the board an application upon a 300
form prescribed by the Department of Consumer Protection, 301
accompanied by an application fee of eighty dollars. Each such 302
certificate shall expire annually and shall be renewable upon payment 303
of a fee of [two hundred] one hundred dollars. If all requirements of this 304
chapter are met, the board shall authorize the department to issue to 305
such corporation or limited liability company a certificate of registration 306
within thirty days after such application, provided the board may refuse 307
to authorize the issuance of a certificate if any facts exist which would 308
entitle the board to suspend or revoke an existing certificate of 309 Committee Bill No. 611
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registration. 310
Sec. 17. Subsection (a) of section 20-374 of the general statutes is 311
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 312
2025): 313
(a) Every licensed landscape architect shall pay an annual license fee 314
to the department. A holder of a valid license who is not engaging in the 315
active practice of the holder's profession in this state and does not desire 316
to register may allow the license to lapse by notifying the board of the 317
holder's intention not to renew the license. After a license has been 318
allowed to lapse or has been suspended, it may be reinstated upon 319
payment of a reinstatement fee and such proof of the landscape 320
architect's qualifications as may be required in the sound discretion of 321
the board. The department shall issue a receipt to each landscape 322
architect promptly upon the payment of the annual fee for a license. The 323
amount of fees prescribed by this chapter is that fixed by the following 324
schedule: (1) The application fee for examination shall be a 325
nonrefundable fee of eighty dollars; (2) the fee for an initial license shall 326
be [two hundred eighty] one hundred dollars; (3) the fee for a duplicate 327
license shall be fifteen dollars; (4) the annual license fee shall be the 328
professional services fee for [class E] class B, as defined in section 33-329
182l; (5) the reinstatement fee for a suspended license shall be two 330
hundred fifty dollars; and (6) the reinstatement fee for a lapsed license 331
shall be one hundred eighty dollars. 332
Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 20-377m of the general statutes is 333
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 334
2025): 335
(b) Each application for a certificate of registration shall be 336
accompanied by a fee of [one hundred ninety] one hundred dollars, 337
provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay 338
such fee. 339
Sec. 19. Subsection (e) of section 20-377s of the general statutes is 340
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 341 Committee Bill No. 611
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2025): 342
(e) A registered interior designer may apply for renewal of a 343
certificate of registration. The fee for renewal of such certificate of 344
registration shall be [one hundred ninety] one hundred dollars, 345
provided any architect licensed in this state shall not be required to pay 346
such fee. 347
Sec. 20. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of section 20-417b of the 348
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 349
thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 350
(b) Any person seeking a certificate of registration shall apply to the 351
commissioner, online, on a form provided by the commissioner. The 352
application shall include (1) the applicant's name, business street 353
address and business telephone number, (2) the identity of the insurer 354
that provides the applicant with insurance coverage for liability, (3) if 355
such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to 356
have workers' compensation coverage, the identity of the insurer that 357
provides the applicant with such workers' compensation coverage, (4) 358
if such applicant is required by any provision of the general statutes to 359
have an agent for service of process, the name and address of such agent, 360
and (5) proof of general liability insurance coverage in an amount not 361
less than twenty thousand dollars, demonstrated by providing the 362
policy number and business name of the insurance provider. Each such 363
application shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred twenty] one 364
hundred dollars, except that no such application fee shall be required if 365
such person has paid the registration fee required under section 20-421, 366
as amended by this act, during any year in which such person's 367
registration as a new home construction contractor would be valid. 368
(c) Certificates issued to new home construction contractors shall not 369
be transferable or assignable, except when the holder of a certificate, 370
who is engaged in the business, changes the name or form of such 371
business. 372
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all certificates issued under the provisions of sections 20-417a to 20-417k, 374
inclusive, shall expire annually on the thirty-first day of March, and the 375
fee charged for renewal of such a certificate shall be the same as the fee 376
charged for the original application for such certificate. 377
(2) No renewal fee is due if a person seeking renewal of a certificate 378
has paid the registration fee under section 20-427 during any year in 379
which such person's registration as a new home construction contractor 380
would be valid. 381
(3) A new home construction contractor that holds a certificate of 382
registration issued in accordance with sections 20-417a to 20-417k, 383
inclusive, that expires on September 30, 2023, shall renew such 384
certificate of registration on or before the renewal date established for 385
the eighteen-month period beginning October 1, 2023, and ending 386
March 31, 2025, and shall pay a prorated renewal fee in the amount of 387
one hundred eighty dollars, a prorated fee due under subsection (b) of 388
section 20-417i in the amount of three hundred sixty dollars and a 389
prorated fee due under subsection (b) of section 20-432 in the amount of 390
one hundred fifty dollars if such new home construction contractor has 391
opted to engage in home improvement under subsection (f) of this 392
section. 393
Sec. 21. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 20-421 of the general statutes 394
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 395
1, 2025): 396
(b) Each application for a certificate of registration as a home 397
improvement contractor shall be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred 398
twenty] one hundred dollars, except that no such application fee shall 399
be required in any year during which such person has paid the 400
registration fee required under section 20-417b, as amended by this act, 401
or in any year in which such person's registration as a new home 402
construction contractor is valid. 403
(c) Each application for a certificate of registration as a salesman shall 404
be accompanied by a fee of [one hundred twenty] one hundred dollars. 405 Committee Bill No. 611
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Sec. 22. Subsection (d) of section 20-457 of the general statutes is 406
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 407
2025): 408
(d) All certificates issued to community association managers under 409
the provisions of sections 20-450 to 20-462, inclusive, shall expire 410
annually on the thirty-first day of January. A holder of a certificate of 411
registration who seeks to renew his or her certificate shall, when filing 412
an application for renewal of the certificate, submit documentation to 413
the department which establishes that he or she has passed any 414
examination and completed any educational coursework, as the case 415
may be, required for certification under this chapter. The fee for renewal 416
of a certificate shall be [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 417
Sec. 23. Subsection (c) of section 20-492a of the general statutes is 418
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 419
2025): 420
(c) All licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall expire 421
biennially and may be renewed upon application and payment to the 422
department of a renewal fee in the amount of [two hundred fifty] two 423
hundred dollars. 424
Sec. 24. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 20-511 of the general statutes 425
are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 426
1, 2025): 427
(a) In order to obtain an appraiser certification or a provisional 428
license, each person who has met, to the satisfaction of the commission, 429
the minimum requirements established by the commission for such 430
certification or provisional license shall pay to the commission, in 431
addition to the application fee described in subsection (c) of section 20-432
509, an initial fee of [: Three hundred seventy-five dollars in the case of 433
certified appraisers and one hundred dollars in the case of provisional 434
licensees] one hundred dollars. 435
(b) All certifications and provisional licenses issued under the 436 Committee Bill No. 611
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provisions of sections 20-500 to 20-528, inclusive, shall expire annually 437
and be subject to renewal. The renewal fee for certifications and 438
provisional licenses, to be paid to the commission, shall be [: Two 439
hundred eighty-five dollars in the case of certified appraisers and one 440
hundred dollars in the case of provisional licensees] one hundred 441
dollars. 442
Sec. 25. Section 20-601 of the general statutes, as amended by section 443
8 of public act 24-73, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 444
thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 445
The department shall collect the following nonrefundable fees: 446
(1) The fee for issuance of a pharmacist license is [two hundred] one 447
hundred dollars, payable at the date of application for the license. 448
(2) The fee for renewal of a pharmacist license is one hundred five 449
dollars. Before the commission or commissioner grants a license to an 450
applicant who has not held a license authorized by the commission or 451
commissioner within five years of the date of application, the applicant 452
shall pay the fee required in subdivision (1) of this section. On or before 453
the last day of January, April, July and October in each year, the 454
commissioner shall transfer five dollars of each renewal fee collected 455
pursuant to this subdivision to the pharmacy professional assistance 456
program account established in section 20-638c. 457
(3) The fee for issuance of a pharmacy license is seven hundred fifty 458
dollars. 459
(4) The fee for renewal of a pharmacy license is one hundred ninety 460
dollars. 461
(5) The late fee for an application for renewal of a license to practice 462
pharmacy, a pharmacy license or a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is the 463
amount set forth in section 21a-4. 464
(6) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a business 465
entity holding a pharmacy license is sixty dollars for each pharmacy 466 Committee Bill No. 611
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license held. A late fee for failing to give such notice within ten days of 467
the change is fifty dollars in addition to the fee for notice. 468
(7) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 469
management of a pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for failing to give 470
such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to 471
the fee for notice. 472
(8) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy intern is 473
sixty-five dollars. On or before the last day of January, April, July and 474
October in each year, the commissioner shall transfer five dollars of each 475
fee collected pursuant to this subdivision to the pharmacy professional 476
assistance program account established in section 20-638c. 477
(9) The fee for application for a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 478
hundred forty dollars. 479
(10) The fee for renewal of a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 480
hundred dollars. 481
(11) The late fee for failing to notify the department of a change of 482
ownership, name or location of the premises of a permit to sell 483
nonlegend drugs within five days of the change is twenty dollars. 484
(12) The fee for issuance of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 485
registration is seven hundred fifty dollars. 486
(13) The fee for renewal of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 487
registration is one hundred ninety dollars. 488
(14) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a business 489
entity holding a nonresident pharmacy certificate of registration is sixty 490
dollars for each pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to give such 491
notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, in addition to the fee 492
for notice. 493
(15) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 494
management of a nonresident pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for 495 Committee Bill No. 611
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failing to give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, 496
in addition to the fee for notice. 497
(16) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy technician 498
is one hundred dollars. 499
(17) The fee for renewal of a registration as a pharmacy technician is 500
fifty dollars. 501
(18) The fee for application for designation as an advanced pharmacy 502
technician is twenty-five dollars, which fee shall be in addition to the fee 503
required in subdivision (16) of this section. 504
(19) The fee for renewal of a designation as an advanced pharmacy 505
technician is twenty-five dollars, which fee shall be in addition to the fee 506
required in subdivision (17) of this section. 507
(20) The fee for issuance of a temporary permit to practice pharmacy 508
is [two hundred] one hundred dollars. 509
(21) The fee for application for registration, and renewal of a 510
registration, as a clerk is twenty-five dollars. 511
Sec. 26. Subsection (b) of section 21a-190e of the general statutes is 512
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 513
2025): 514
(b) A fund-raising counsel who at any time has custody or control of 515
contributions from a solicitation shall register with the department. 516
Applications for registration or renewal of a registration as a fund-517
raising counsel shall be in a form prescribed by the commissioner and 518
shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of [one hundred twenty] 519
one hundred dollars. Each fund-raising counsel shall certify that such 520
application or report is true and correct to the best of the fund-raising 521
counsel's knowledge. Each application shall contain such information as 522
the department shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one 523
year and may be renewed for additional one-year periods. An applicant 524
for registration or for a renewal of registration as a fund-raising counsel 525 Committee Bill No. 611
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shall, at the time of making such application, file with and have 526
approved by the department a bond in a form prescribed by the 527
commissioner, in which the applicant shall be the principal obligor in 528
the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with one or more responsible 529
sureties whose liability in the aggregate as such sureties shall be no less 530
than such sum. The fund-raising counsel shall maintain the bond in 531
effect as long as the registration is in effect. The bond shall run to the 532
state and to any person who may have a cause of action against the 533
principal obligor of the bond for any liabilities resulting from the 534
obligor's conduct of any activities subject to sections 21a-190a to 21a-535
190l, inclusive, or arising out of a violation of said sections or any 536
regulation adopted pursuant to said sections. Any such fund-raising 537
counsel shall account to the charitable organization with which he has 538
contracted for all income received and expenses paid no later than 539
ninety days after a solicitation campaign has been completed, and in the 540
case of a solicitation campaign lasting more than one year, on the 541
anniversary of the commencement of such campaign. Such accounting 542
shall be in writing, shall be retained by the charitable organization for 543
three years and shall be available to the department upon request. 544
Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 21a-190f of the general statutes is 545
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 546
2025): 547
(a) No person shall act as a paid solicitor unless such person has first 548
registered with the department. Registration shall be in a form 549
prescribed by the commissioner, shall be certified by the paid solicitor 550
as true and correct to the best of the solicitor's knowledge and shall be 551
accompanied by a fee in the amount of [five hundred] one hundred 552
dollars. The application shall contain such information as the 553
department shall require. Each registration shall be valid for one year 554
and may be renewed for additional one-year periods. 555
Sec. 28. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Except as provided in 556
subsection (b) of this section and not later than July 1, 2026, the 557
Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt any regulations, in 558 Committee Bill No. 611
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accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, 559
necessary to ensure that any individual who is licensed, certified or 560
permitted by, or registered with, or who seeks a license, certification, 561
permit or registration from, the commissioner or the Department of 562
Consumer Protection is not charged a licensing, certification, permit or 563
registration fee in an amount that is greater than one hundred dollars 564
per license, certification, permit or registration year. 565
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 566
any license, certification, permit or registration issued under title 30 of 567
the general statutes. 568
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 20-281c(a)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 20-281d(g)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 20-292(a)
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 20-305
Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 20-306(a)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 20-308(a)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2025 20-314(f)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2025 20-333(a)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2025 20-335
Sec. 10 July 1, 2025 20-340d(h)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2025 20-340f(b)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2025 20-341u(b)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2025 20-341y(d)
Sec. 14 July 1, 2025 20-349(c)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2025 20-357m(d)
Sec. 16 July 1, 2025 20-369a(b)
Sec. 17 July 1, 2025 20-374(a)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2025 20-377m(b)
Sec. 19 July 1, 2025 20-377s(e)
Sec. 20 July 1, 2025 20-417b(b) to (d)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2025 20-421(b) and (c)
Sec. 22 July 1, 2025 20-457(d)
Sec. 23 July 1, 2025 20-492a(c)
Sec. 24 July 1, 2025 20-511(a) and (b) Committee Bill No. 611
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Sec. 25 July 1, 2025 20-601
Sec. 26 July 1, 2025 21a-190e(b)
Sec. 27 July 1, 2025 21a-190f(a)
Sec. 28 from passage New section
GL Joint Favorable