HB796
Regulatory boards; adjustment of fees, recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 11, 2026
House: Committee substitute printed 26107685D-H1
Chief Patron:
Cliff Hayes (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Professions and occupations; adjustment of fees by regulatory boards; recovery of disciplinary and monitoring costs.
Repeals the provision of law that requires, following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board within the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) shows revenue to be a certain percentage greater than expenses, such regulatory board to distribute excess revenue to current regulants and ... (More) reduce its licensure or certification fees so that fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. The bill also repeals the provision with respect to the Department of Health Professions (DHP) that requires, following the close of any biennium, when the account for any regulatory board shows expenses allocated to it for the past biennium to be a certain percentage greater than moneys collected by the board, the board to revise its fees so that such fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. The bill makes it permissive for the regulatory boards within DPOR and DHP to annually revise the fees levied by it for certification, licensure, registration, or permit and renewal so that the fees are sufficient but not excessive to cover expenses. Regulatory boards are also permitted to recover reasonable administrative costs associated with investigation, disciplinary proceedings, monitoring, and confirming compliance with any terms and conditions from any person who is (i) licensed, registered, certified, or issued a multistate licensure privilege by any regulatory or health regulatory board and (ii) issued a finding of a violation of law or regulation from such regulatory or health regulatory board. Such administrative costs shall not exceed $500 for regulatory boards within DPOR and $1,500 for health regulatory boards within DHP. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101807D
- 01/13/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (9-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/04/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
- 02/05/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB796)
- 02/10/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/11/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/11/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26107685D-H1
