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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3634 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 317
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
James Arciero
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to professional licensure.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James Arciero2nd Middlesex1/17/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/26/2025Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/23/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3634 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 317
By Representative Arciero of Westford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 317) of
James Arciero, Colleen M. Garry and Paul McMurtry relative to professional licensure.
Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 244 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to professional licensure.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 147 of the general laws is hereby amended in section 1 by striking the section in
2its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following new section:
3 Section 1. (a) The commissioner of occupational licensure shall supervise the work
4of the several boards of registration and examination included in the division of occupational
5licensure. The commissioner shall recommend changes in the methods of conducting
6examinations and transacting business and shall make such reports to the governor and council as
7they may require or as the commission may deem expedient.
8 (b) The commissioner may consider requests to eliminate, reduce, or
9otherwise diminish standards or requirements for professional licensure of individuals, 2 of 2
10businesses, or trades; provided however that the commissioner shall not have the authority to
11grant said requests without approval by a majority vote of the board of registration that oversees
12the trade or profession said request affects.