LCO No. 1686 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1118 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1686 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: SEN. SAMPSON, 16 th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OR PROCESSING OF STATE LICENSE FEES THROUGH A THIRD -PARTY ENTITY THAT CHARGES LICENSEES ADDITIONAL FEES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 1-1j of the general statutes be amended to prohibit any 1 state agency from requiring the payment or processing of any license fee 2 through a third-party entity that requires a processing fee or transaction 3 fee to be paid by the licensee in addition to the total cost of the license. 4 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit state agencies from requiring the payment or processing of any license fee through a third-party entity that requires a processing fee or transaction fee that would result in additional fees to be paid by the licensee.