File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1557  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senator Middleton
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Home Builders - Sales Representative Registration and Home Builder Guaranty
Fund
 
Repealing a requirement that an individual who sells any real estate
as a sales agent for a home builder be licensed by the State Real
Estate Commission; renaming the Home Builder Registration Unit in the
Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General to
be the Home Builder and Home Builder Sales Representative Registration
Unit; requiring the Unit to maintain a list of specified registered
sales representatives; requiring specified home builders to disclose
specified information to a prospective home buyer; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 3/11
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 -      Motion Rules Suspended for late  introduction (Senator Middleton) Adopted
 -      Referred Senate Rules
 - 3/12
 - Re-referred Finance
 - 3/14
 - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/27
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/26
 - Third Reading Passed (44-1)
 - 4/2
 - Senate Concur - House Amendment
 -      Third Reading Passed (43-3)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/25
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/1
 - Re-referred Economic Matters
 -      Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/5
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/31
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (132-6)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/13
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 480
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
 - Agents and Brokers
 - Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
 - Arbitration -see also- Mediation
 - Attorney General
 - Auditors and Audits
 - Building Permits
 - Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
 - Construction
 - Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
 - Contractors -see also- Heating & Cooling; Home Improvement
 - Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
 - Disclosure
 - Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
 - Hearings
 - Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes
 - Judicial Review -see also- Appeals
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Liens -see also- Mechanics` Liens
 - Mediation -see also- Arbitration
 - Montgomery County
 - Notices
 - Penalties
 - Real Estate -see also- Agents and Brokers
 - Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
 - Reports
 - Statutes of Limitation
 - Warranties
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Business Occupations and Professions
 - (
 17-101 ,
 17-101 
)
 -   Business Regulation
 - (
 4.5-101 ,
 4.5-201 ,
 4.5-202 ,
 4.5-203 ,
 4.5-301 ,
 4.5-302 ,
 4.5-303 ,
 4.5-304 ,
 4.5-304.1 ,
 4.5-305 ,
 4.5-306 ,
 4.5-307 ,
 4.5-308 ,
 4.5-501 ,
 4.5-601 ,
 4.5-701 ,
 4.5-701 ,
 4.5-702 ,
 4.5-703 ,
 4.5-704 ,
 4.5-705 ,
 4.5-706 ,
 4.5-707 ,
 4.5-708 ,
 4.5-709 ,
 4.5-710 ,
 4.5-711 ,
 4.5-712 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 317974/01     Offered on: March 27, 2008      at:
10:59 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 183995/01     Offered on: April 5, 2008       at:
2:47 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 26, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (44-1)
 - April 2, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (43-3)
 
House 
- April 1, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (132-6)