REDUCING BARRIERS TO START ACT
Summary
Creates the Reducing Barriers to Start Act. Beginning January 1, 2026, this State shall encourage the elimination of all first-year business fees relating to any license or registration for any new business or person establishing a new business, including home-based businesses, whose principal place of business is in this State.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Last action Mar 10, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
Co
Chris Balkema
RRepublican
Co
Craig Wilcox
RRepublican
Co
Dale Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Dave Syverson
RRepublican
Co
Don DeWitte
RRepublican
Co
Erica Harriss
RRepublican
Co
Jason Plummer
RRepublican
Co
John Curran
RRepublican
Co
Neil Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Sally Turner
RRepublican
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