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This bill, titled the "One-Stop Business Portal Act," mandates the creation and maintenance of a centralized, user-friendly, and searchable website by the department of information technology, referred to as the "one-stop business portal," to streamline business interactions with state agencies. An "authorized representative" is defined as someone permitted by a business to conduct transactions on its behalf through this portal. The portal is intended to provide a single point of entry for businesses to access taxation information, file and pay taxes, find workers' compensation requirements, obtain information on business licensing, and submit applications for licenses, registrations, and permits issued by state agencies, as well as file required documents and make various payments. The bill sets deadlines for the department to establish the portal's framework by January 1, 2017, and for the portal to be publicly accessible and functional by July 1, 2017, including features for electronic communication with customer service and access to the "sunshine portal," which likely refers to public records or transparency initiatives. Furthermore, it specifies that the department and state agencies will only share information obtained through the portal for the purpose of implementing the act and its associated rules, and it empowers various state departments to create necessary rules to support the portal's operation.