Federal

One Stop Shop for Small Business Licensing Act of 2023

Source: Congress.gov · 351 words in original text

What This Bill Does

This bill requires a specific director at the Small Business Administration to create and maintain a website for small business owners. The website will provide information about permits and licenses needed to operate a small business at the federal, state and local levels.

Who It Affects

Small business owners and entrepreneurs looking for permitting and licensing information. The Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship Education at the Small Business Administration. Federal, state and local government agencies that issue business permits and licenses.

Key Provisions

• The Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship Education must establish a publicly available website within one year after the bill becomes law (Sec. 2(b)) • The Director must maintain the website after it is created (Sec. 2(b)) • The website must provide information about federal, state and local business permitting and licensing requirements (Sec. 2(b)) • The website information must be organized by the location and type of small business concern (Sec. 2(b))

What Changes

A new centralized website will be created and maintained that helps small business owners find permitting and licensing requirements based on where their business is located and what type of business they operate.

Important Definitions

Small business concern: defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (a separate law that contains the full definition)

Effective Date

The Director must establish the website no later than one year after the bill becomes law. The exact date depends on when the bill is enacted.

II 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1042 To require the Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship Education of the Small Business Administration to establish and maintain a website regarding small business permitting and licensing requirements, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 29, 2023 Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and En- trepreneurship A BILL To require the Director of the Office of Entrepreneurship Education of the Small Business Administration to es- tablish and maintain a website regarding small business permitting and licensing requirements, and for other pur- poses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘One Stop Shop for 4 Small Business Licensing Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:15 Apr 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1042.IS S1042 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •S 1042 IS SEC. 2. CENTRALIZED WEBSITE FOR BUSINESS PERMIT 1 AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. 2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 3 (1) the term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 4 the Office of Entrepreneurship Education of the 5 Small Business Administration; and 6 (2) the term ‘‘small business concern’’ has the 7 meaning given the term in section 3(a) of the Small 8 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 9 (b) WEBSITE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 10 of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish, and 11 thereafter the Director shall maintain, a publicly available 12 website that provides information regarding Federal, 13 State, and local business permitting and licensing require- 14 ments with respect to the operation of a small business 15 concern, which shall be organized based on the location 16 and type of small business concern. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:15 Apr 07, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1042.IS S1042 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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