AB 482 — Revises provisions relating to state business licenses. (BDR 7-1144)

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482–COMMITTEE ON W AYS AND M EANS M AY 13, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Ways and Means SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to state business licenses.

(BDR 7-1144) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existing law, with certain exceptions, prohibits a person from conducting a business in this State unless the person first obtains a state business license issued by the Secretary of State.

(NRS 76.100) Section 1 of this bill requires the SecretarydSecretary of State to suspend a state business license if the State Controller has notified the Secretary of State that the holder of the state business license owes a debt to a state agency that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection and the holder has not:

Existing law requires certain agencies, boards and commissions that regulate an informationoccupation concerningor personsprofession to whomprovide to the agencies,State boardsController the name and commissionsrtaincertain have issued licenses to engage in a profession or occupation.

(1) send a - *AB482_R1* – 2 – written notice to the licensee stating that the licensing agency, board or commission is prohibited from renewing the license of the licensee unless the licensee pays the debt, enters into an agreement for the payment of the debt or demonstrates to the orState commissionController if the licensee does not pay the debt, enter into an agreement for theard payment of the debt or demonstrate that the debt is not valid.valid;

(NRSand 353C.1965)(2) Sectionnotify 2the oflicensing thisagency, billboard makespayment these provisions of existingthe lawdebt applicableor todemonstrate statethat business licenses issued by the Secretarydebt ofis Statenot sovalid. that:

(1)(NRS the353C.1965)or Secretary of State is required to provide to the StateSection Controller2 certainof informationthis concerningbill personsmakes Controllerthese isprovisions requiredof to send the written notice required by existing law applicable to the holder of the state business licenselicenses ifissued the State Controller determines that the holder of the state business license appears on the list maintained by the StateSecretary Controller of persons who owe a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the State Controllerso forthat: collection;

and(1) (3) the StateSecretary Controllerof State is required to notifyprovide theto the paymentState ofController thecertain debtinformation orconcerning demonstratepersons thatto whom the debtSecretary isof notState valid.tohas anissued agreementa forstate THEbusiness PEOPLElicense; OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(2) the State Controller is required to send the written notice required by existing law to the holder of the state business license if the State Controller determines that the holder of persons who owe a debt to an agency that has been assigned to the StateController Controller for collection;

and (3) the State Controller is required to notify the Secretary of State if the licensee does not pay the debt, enter into an agreement for the payment of the debt or demonstrate that the debt is not valid.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

or (c) Demonstrated to the State Controller that the debt is not valid.

Demonstrated to the State Controller that the debt is not 2.

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and (b) The business identification number of the licensee, if the licenseelic3.seeA haslicensing aagency stateshall businessprovide license.the information described in subsection 2:

3.- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – (a) On or before February 1 of each year for licensees who renewed licenses from July 1 through December 31 of the previous calendar year;

Aor licensing(b) agencyOn shallor providebefore theAugust information1 describedof ineach subsectionyear 2:for licensees who calendar year.es from January 1 through June 30 of the current 4.

(a) On or before February 1 of each year for licensees who renewed licenses from July 1 through December 31 of the previous calendar year;

or (b) On or before August 1 of each year for licensees who renewed licenses from January 1 through June 30 of the current calendar year.

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The State Controller shall notify the licensing agency if the licensee does not pay the debt that has been assigned to the State Controller for collection, enter into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130 or demonstrate that the debt isist of not valid.

- *AB482_R1* – 4 – (b) Entered into an agreement for the payment of the debt pursuant to NRS 353C.130;

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(b) “Licensee” means a person to whom a license has been issued.iss(c) “Licensing agency” means the Secretary of State or any agency, board or commission that regulates an occupation or profession except for the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry, the Commissioner of Insurance or any local government.

(c) “Licensing agency” means the Secretary of State or any agency, board or commission that regulates an occupation or profession except for the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Division of Insurance of the Department of Business and Industry, the Commissioner of Insurance or any local government.

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