Revise securities laws relating to fees paid by certain licensees

Removed the phrase 'and an applicability date' from the bill's title, eliminating a redundant specification of the bill's effective date.

Removed the lower fee for in-state salespersons and investment adviser representatives, making them pay the same fee as out-of-state representatives ($100 for original registration and renewals instead of $50).

Increased the total fees collected from securities registrations because in-state representatives now pay the same amount as out-of-state representatives.

Changed the effective date language from 'on passage and approval' to include retroactive applicability for fees paid on or after May 9, 2019.

Updated formatting and numbering in the bill text to align with enrolled bill standards.

Added a retroactive applicability provision stating the act applies to registration fees paid on or after May 9, 2019, within the meaning of 1-2-109.

Modified fee requirements to clarify that individuals who paid fees for registration, renewal, or transfer prior to the effective date are not required to pay new or additional fees for those same registrations or renewals.

Reorganized fee subsections for investment adviser representatives and federal covered advisers, changing numbering from (c)(3)(4) to (III)(c)(3)(4)(5)(6) for better structure.

Updated bill version number from HB0137.2 to HB0137.3 and adjusted page headers to reflect the new version.

The bill number was changed from HB 137.1 to HB 137.2, likely indicating a revision or new version of the bill.

The session year header was reformatting from '69th Legislature 2025 HB 137.1' to '2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB0137.2', which is a layout adjustment.

Bill number changed from HB0137.2 to HB 137.1 in the header and page footers.

Header formatting was updated to replace hyphenated lines with bolded text for consistency.

Bill number and version identifiers were updated from HB 137.1 to HB0137.2 in the header and page footers.

Header formatting was adjusted, with the year '2025' now appearing before the legislature designation.

Bill number changed from HB 137.2 to HB 137.1, and the legislative year was updated from 2025 to 2024.

Header formatting was changed from dashes to asterisks for visual consistency.

Section 3 title was changed from all-caps 'APPLICABILITY' to mixed-case 'Applicability' for formatting consistency.

Line spacing and indentation were adjusted to improve readability without changing any legal language.

Bill number updated from HB 137.1 to HB0137.2 and page headers adjusted.

Section 3 title and text capitalized and punctuated for consistency.

Redundant page separator lines and formatting markers removed.

Bill number changed from LC 2275 to HB 137.1

Primary sponsor identified as S. Fitzpatrick

Page headers updated to reflect new bill number and version