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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, Second Regular Session
state licensing; fee waiver
Purpose
Requires an agency to waive a first-time applicant's initial licensing fee if the applicant is the spouse of an active-duty service member or an honorably discharged veteran. Appropriates $300,000 from the state General Fund (state GF) in each fiscal year to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) to reimburse agencies for fees that were waived.
Background
Current statute requires an agency to waive any fee charged for an initial license for any individual applicant whose family income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines if the individual is applying for that specific license in Arizona for the first time (A.R.S. § 41-1080.01).
Statute defines license as any agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter or similar form of authorization that is required by law and that is issued by any agency for the purposes of operating a business in Arizona or to an individual who provides a service to any person where the license is necessary in performing that service. Statute defines agency as any Arizona state agency, department, board or commission or any political subdivision of Arizona that issues a license for the purposes of operating a business in Arizona or to an individual who provides a service to any person (A.R.S. § 41-1080).
H.B. 2741 appropriates $300,000 from the state GF in each fiscal year to ADOA.
Provisions
1. Requires an agency to waive any fee charged for an initial license, if the individual is applying for that specific license in Arizona for the first time, for:
a) any active military service member's spouse; and
b) any honorably discharged veteran who has been discharged not more than two years before application.
2. Appropriates $300,000 from the state GF in each fiscal year to ADOA to reimburse an agency on a first-come, first-served basis for fees the agency is statutorily required to waive for qualifying individuals.
3. Requires an agency to apply to ADOA for reimbursement of fees that were waived.
4. Makes conforming changes.
5. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
MAPS 2/14/22 DP 15-0-0-0
APPROP 2/21/22 DP 13-0-0-0
3rd Read 2/23/22 52-7-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 14, 2022
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