AB 116

Generally under current law, a city, village, town, or county (political

subdivision) may regulate certain professions. A city or village may regulate

professions under its home rule authority and a town or county may regulate

professions that they are specifically authorized to regulate. The authority of a

political subdivision to regulate a particular profession may be prohibited or limited

by a state statute.

Under this bill, and subject to an exception, beginning on the effective date of

the bill a political subdivision may not impose any occupational fees or licensing

requirements on any profession if that profession is not subject to such locally

imposed fees and licensing requirements on that date, although a political

subdivision may continue to impose fees and licensing requirements on any

profession that is already subject to such requirements of the political subdivision.

Under an exception contained in the bill, if a political subdivision imposes an

occupational fee or licensing requirement on photographers on the effective date of

the bill, that regulation does not apply and may not be enforced.