2nd Sub. H.B. 75
         OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 2 March 1, 2013 4:12 PM



Representative Johnny Anderson proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Line 23 through Page 2, Line 26 :    

             23          .    requires that when conducting a sunrise or sunset review, the committee shall:
             24              .    consider whether state licensing of the profession is necessary
{   to address a

             25      compelling state interest  
}
in protecting against
{   present, recognizable, and

             26      significant  
}
harm to the health or safety of the public;

2.    Page 2, Lines 30 through 35 :    

             30              .    if the committee determines that state licensing of the profession is necessary to
             31      protect the health or safety of the public, consider whether the proposed or
             32      existing statute is
{   narrowly   } tailored to protect the health or safety of the public;

             33      and
             34              .    recommend to the Legislature any changes to the proposed or existing statute to
             35      ensure it is
{   narrowly   } tailored to protect the health or safety of the public;


3.    Page 8, Lines 218 through 233 :    

             218          (2) When conducting a sunrise review or sunset review under this chapter, the
             219      committee shall [use the following criteria]:
             220          (a) consider whether state regulation of the occupation or profession is necessary
{   to

             221      address a compelling state interest  
}
in protecting against
{   present, recognizable, and significant   }

             222      harm to the health or safety of the public;
             223          (b) if the committee determines that state regulation of the occupation or profession is
             224      not necessary to protect against
{   present, recognizable, and significant   } harm to the health or

             225      safety of the public, recommend to the Legislature that the state not regulate the profession;
             226          (c) if the committee determines that state regulation of the occupation or profession is
             227      necessary in protecting against
{   present, recognizable, and significant   } harm to the health or

             228      safety of the public, consider whether the proposed or existing statute is
{   narrowly   } tailored to

             229      protect against
{   present, recognizable, and significant   } harm to the health or safety of the public;

             230      and
             231          (d) recommend to the Legislature any necessary changes to the proposed or existing
             232      statute to ensure it is
{   narrowly   } tailored to protect against      {   present, recognizable, and significant

             233       
}
harm to the health or safety of the public.


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