REDUCING BARRIERS TO START ACT Senate SponsorsSen. Jil Tracy, Terri Bryant, Jason Plummer, Chris Balkema, Erica Harriss, Dale Fowler, Sally J. Turner, John F. Curran, Dave Syverson, Neil Anderson, Craig Wilcox and Donald P. DeWitte 1/28/2025SenateReferred to Assignments New ActCreates 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. 1/28/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy 1/28/2025SenateFirst Reading 1/28/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 2/6/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant 2/7/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer 4/2/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema 3/2/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss 3/3/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler 3/3/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner 3/3/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran 3/3/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson 3/4/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson 3/5/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox 3/10/2026SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte