General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 74, introduced in the February Session of 2024, aims to amend title 20 of the general statutes with the purpose of eliminating application review fees and establishing a cap on licensure fees for health care professionals licensed by the Department of Public Health. The proposed legislation seeks to set a maximum fee of two hundred dollars for such licensure.

The bill is sponsored by several members of the Senate and House of Representatives, including SEN. FAZIO, SEN. MARONEY, SEN. SOMERS, REP. CHEESEMAN, SEN. GORDON, REP. KAVROS DEGRAW, and SEN. NEEDLEMAN. The statement of purpose clearly indicates the intent to reduce the financial burden on health care professionals seeking licensure by removing additional fees associated with the application review process and limiting the licensure fee to a maximum of two hundred dollars.