Proposed Connecticut Bill Eliminates Occupational, Professional, and Teaching Certification Fees

Original title: AN ACT ELIMINATING VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSE, PERMIT, CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION FEES.

Last action · February 19, 2026: Public Hearing 02/23Sponsors: Stephen Harding and 13 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Connecticut Senate Bill 105 eliminates fees for speech and language pathologists, removes all license, permit, certification, and registration fees for professions regulated by the , and eliminates certification fees for teaching certificates.

Why it matters

Licensed workers, educators, and consumer-regulated professionals across the state would no longer pay mandatory state fees to maintain their credentials, altering the revenue structure of state licensing programs.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Speech and language pathologists

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Professions regulated by the Department of Consumer Protection

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Teachers

Educators are exempt from paying certification fees for teaching certificates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which specific professionals would stop paying license fees under this bill?

Speech and language pathologists, individuals in professions regulated by the , and teachers seeking certification.

Does this bill eliminate the requirement to hold a license or certificate?

No, the text removes the fees associated with these credentials, but does not state that the underlying licenses, permits, certifications, or registrations are eliminated.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

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Feb 19, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/23
Feb 11, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing
Feb 9, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommittee
Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

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