First off I think we all agree we need some type of license. What we got was a law piggy backed in on the already existing electronic security one because they knew it would never go through on its on. The problem with this one is the person that calls himself a locksmith gets punished for that. it is just way to many exemptions. They say it is to protect the public. Answer me this, How are you going to protect the public from the contractors, hardware stores which includes Lowes and Home Depot, door companies, and handymen just to name a few when all of them are exempt from this license and TRY to perform the same sevices as we do and could be convicted felons or anything else but thats ok. I am sure it is a lot more of them out there than it is locksmiths. So someone please answer this for me. The bottom line is if you do locksmith work no matter what your title is you need to have the license. This includes installing locks on new houses and the tow truck driver opening cars or whatever. You can't go out and install a new light fixture without having a electricians license, why should we be any different. Also from the way I understand it the ones that have the electronic security license now has to get the locksmith category to continue to install access control because it falls under electric locks now. The problem with this is now all the alarm companies get grandfathered in to the locksmith licensed and could now do locksmith work legally and have never had any backgroud in locksmithing. Again how are we protecting the public? Sure they have passed background checks but the only thing they have done with locks is unlocked there door when they get home. So the whole point of all this is if you require one person to be licensed for doing lockwork then anyone that does it should have the same requirement no matter what the name or title is.