Professions and businesses; move regulation of various professions from individual boards to Secretary of State

Replaced the original committee offer statement with a formal header identifying the document as a committee substitute and listing the sponsoring Representatives.

The text was changed to 'reconstitute the authority and powers' instead of 'eliminate the State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers', indicating the board will continue to exist with updated powers.

The bill number reference was updated from LC 56 0638S to LC 56 0646S to reflect the new committee substitute version.

Minor grammatical adjustments were made to the list of legislative purposes to improve flow and consistency.

Authority to issue licenses and permits for dispensing prescription hearing aids was moved from the State Board of Hearing Aid Dealers to the Secretary of State.

The purpose statement was updated to reflect the new licensing authority held by the Secretary of State.

Minor wording adjustments were made to the list of legislative purposes and legal references to ensure consistency with the new authority structure.

The bill's purpose statement was changed from 'provide the Secretary of State the authority and powers' to 'reconstitute the authority and powers,' indicating a legislative intent to restore or reorganize existing regulatory powers rather than create new ones.

The bill title was updated from 'HB 1254' to 'HB 1254 (SUB)' to denote that this is a substitute version offered by the House Committee on Regulated Industries.

The legislative citation was updated from 'LC 56 0564' to 'LC 56 0622S' to reflect the new version number of the substitute bill.