Consolidation Proposals

Alabama State Senator Chris Elliott has introduced Senate Bill 193, proposing the consolidation of 19 occupational licensing boards into a newly...

A bill being proposed in the Alabama Senate would create an Office of Occupational and Professional Licensing within the Department of Labor, with...

The Iowa House and Senate are considering two different versions of proposals to consolidate boards and commissions. A 2023 law created the Iowa...

After a 2023 bill was approved by a committee but not issues for a Senate vote, legislation will be again introduced to consolidate some licensing...

Senate Bill 156 under consideration in Alabama would create a central Occupational Licensing Division with an executive director of boards under the...

The budget proposed in New Hampshire would eliminate over 30 occupational licenses and consolidate a number of boards. The list of licenses to...

Groups such as BC Liberals, BC Greens, and Doctors of BC have expressed concern about the quick passage of the Health Professions and Occupations...

Iowa's governor is proposing a consolidation of the state's 37 cabinet-level state agencies into 16, perhaps merging all 11 professional licensing...

Mississippi's Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review has issued a report recommending the dissolution of the...

A new Health Professions and Occupations Act in British Columbia replaces the Health Professions Act to "streamline the process to regulate new...

The British Columbia government has released a proposal to create a single regulator for lawyers, notaries, and--for the first time in...

The Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee of the North Carolina General Assembly has considered a proposal to consolidate the Acupuncture...