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HB 1311: Licensing and Regulating Locksmith Services Businesses

GENERAL BILL by Yeager

Licensing and Regulating Locksmith Services Businesses; Requires licensure of locksmith services businesses by DACS; requires fingerprinting & background screening for criminal history record checks of license applicants & certain persons ; authorizes licensure through endorsement & reciprocity agreements; provides for denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew licenses; requires locksmith services business to maintain liability insurance; establishes qualifications & training requirements for locksmiths, automotive-only locksmiths, & apprentice locksmiths; requires locksmith services businesses to keep certain records & issue photo ID cards to locksmiths & apprentices; requires display of photo ID cards & licenses & display license numbers & business names in all advertising; authorizes review of records by law enforcement & DACS; prohibits persons from obtaining, owning, & possessing locksmith tools; preempts to state regulation of locksmith services, locksmiths, & locksmith services businesses; prohibits issuance or renewal of local business tax receipts to locksmith services businesses; creates Advisory Council within DACS.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/5/2025 House - Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
    • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

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  • HB 1311, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 11:38 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (21)

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    559.971 Page 4 (pdf)
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    559.981 Page 34 (pdf)
    559.9811 Page 34 (pdf)

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