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Bill Number: HB26-1324
HTTP Status: 200
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Archived At: 2026-05-01 14:20:19 MDT
Created At: 2026-05-01 14:20:19 MDT

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House Health and Human Services Committee.</b> The bill implements recommendations of the department of regulatory agencies' <i>(department) </i> sunset review and report on the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Sections 1 and 2</b> of the bill allow a regulator to delegate authority for administrative tasks authorized by statute or other tasks specifically authorized through the policy of a board or commission to a designee at the regulator's discretion.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Section 3</b> changes the amount of time a licensee, certificate holder, or registrant (licensee) who receives a letter of admonition has to request a hearing to within 25 days after the date of issuance of the letter of admonition, rather than within 20 days after receipt of the letter.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Sections 3 through 22</b> clarify that a regulator may provide communications to licensees through email.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i>In current law, the executive director of the department collects an excise tax of $1 upon the payment of fees for the renewal of a license, registration, or certificate. </i> <b>Section 23</b> <i>changes the term used to refer to this payment from an 'excise tax' to an 'additional fee' and </i> raises the amount of the <strike>excise tax</strike> <i>additional fee </i> on renewal fees from $1 to $2. 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