State agencies: licensing services.

Existing law authorizes a state agency that issues any business license to establish a process for a person or business that has been displaced or is experiencing economic hardship as a result of an emergency, as defined, to submit an application for reduction or waiver of fees required by the agency to obtain a license, renew or activate a license, or replace a physical license for display. This bill would require a state agency that issues any business license to establish a process for a person or business that is experiencing economic hardship as a result of an emergency caused by a virus to submit an application for deferral of fees required by the agency to obtain a license, renew or activate a license, or replace a physical license for display. This bill would also require a state agency that issues any business license to establish a process to expedite licensing services, as defined, for a person or business that meets specified criteria, including that the person or business has been displaced by an emergency proclaimed or declared within 365 days of the request for licensing services.