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GA SB2

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

2/17/2017

Primary Sponsor

Michael Dugan

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Counties, municipalities, and state agencies must establish published schedules of regulatory fees, processing timelines, and required documentation for business licenses and permits, with fees reduced by 10% of the original amount for every 10 days a government entity misses its own processing deadline
  • Applicants pay only 50% of regulatory fees upfront when submitting an application; if total fee reductions from missed deadlines exceed 50%, the government must issue the license or permit and refund any overpayment
  • All counties, municipalities, and state agencies must offer an expedited licensing and permitting process with priority processing, for which they may charge up to two times the standard regulatory fee
  • Professional licensing boards must establish provisions by January 1, 2018, for issuing transferred licenses to Georgia residents already licensed in other states with equivalent or higher standards, unless the board formally rules such transfers would pose a significant public safety danger
  • The Department of Community Affairs must create a voluntary "Ready for Partnership Georgia" certification program for counties and municipalities, governed by a 13-member council, evaluating metrics such as licensing fees, processing times, dispute resolution, and reduction of duplicative paperwork
  • The vote threshold for the General Assembly to override a state agency's proposed administrative rule is reduced from two-thirds to a simple majority, and agencies must now include Attorney General certification, economic impact analyses, and public benefit-cost notes when proposing rule modifications

Legislative Description

"The FAST Act - Fairness, Accountability, Simplification, and Transparency - Empowering Our Small Businesses to Succeed"

Last Action

House Insisted

3/21/2018

Committee Referrals

Small Business Development2/21/2017
Banking and Financial Institutions1/12/2017

Full Bill Text

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