HB 1569-FN – AS INTRODUCED

2014 SESSION

14-2114

05/03

HOUSE BILL 1569-FN

AN ACT permitting licensing requirements to be waived for buyers and sellers.

SPONSORS: Rep. Lambert, Hills 44

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill permits buyers and sellers to waive state licensing requirements.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

14-2114

05/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen

AN ACT permitting licensing requirements to be waived for buyers and sellers.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Chapter; License and Certification Exemption. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 332-J the following new chapter:

CHAPTER 332-K

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION EXEMPTION

332-K:1 Occupation and Professions; License and Certification Exemption. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a buyer and seller of services may voluntarily and knowingly waive any state licensing or certification requirement for a profession or trade, provided that the seller does not hold himself or herself out as licensed or certified to provide the service, the seller does not primarily engage in the business of providing the service, and the buyer waives any recourse or remedy against the seller for the service. If the buyer knowingly waived the licensing or certification requirement, the state shall not enforce any criminal penalty or violation against the seller for unauthorized practice of the trade or profession.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

LBAO

14-2114

12/13/13

HB 1569-FN - FISCAL NOTE

AN ACT permitting licensing requirements to be waived for buyers and sellers.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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