CHAPTER NUMBER: 492
File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
- Sponsored By:
-
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor,
Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled:
-
New Home Builders - Regulation
Transferring specified responsibilities concerning surety bonds,
letters of credit, and third party warranty plans from the Department
of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to the Consumer Protection
Division of the Office of the Attorney General; clarifying the
disclosure responsibilities of a builder both participating and not
participating in a new home warranty security plan; correcting a
previous oversight in the State Home Builder Registration Act; etc.
House Action
- 10/19
- Pre-filed
- 1/9
- First Reading Economic Matters
- 1/16
- Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/4
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- 2/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/7
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 5/16
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 492
Senate Action
- 2/8
- First Reading Finance
- 3/20
- Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/1
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Chairman, Econ. Matters Comm.
- Departmental
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CONTRACTORS -see also- HEATING & COOLING; HOME IMPROVEMENT
- DISCLOSURE
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS; RADIATN.
- HOUSING -see also- APARTMENTS; CONDOMINIUMS; MOBILE HOMES
- LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
- REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- WARRANTIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Business Regulation
- (
4.5-203
)
- Real Property
- (
10-302 ,
10-303 ,
10-303.1 ,
10-601 ,
10-602 ,
10-603 ,
10-604 ,
10-606 ,
10-607
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- February 7, 2002: Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Senate
- April 1, 2002: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
