2008 Regular Session
Real Estate -see also- Agents and Brokers
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 24
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McConkey and Love
- Entitled
- Real Estate Guaranty Fund - Fund Balance and Maximum Recovery
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Niemann, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bohanan, Braveboy, Burns, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Eckardt, Frick, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haddaway, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, James, Jones, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Manno, Mathias, McIntosh, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Riley, Ross, Shewell, Sophocleus, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Niemann, Beidle, V. Clagett, Frush, Gilchrist, Holmes, Lafferty, McConkey, and Ross
- Entitled
- State Real Estate Commission - Investigative Staff - Employment and Payment
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kach
- Entitled
- State Real Estate Commission - Sales Agents for Home Builders - Waiver of Licensing Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Griffith (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions)
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension Systems - Investments
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McConkey, Eckardt, Haddaway, Krysiak, and McHale
- Entitled
- Real Estate Salespersons - Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Niemann
- Entitled
- Business Regulation - Maryland Real Estate Brokers Act - Violations and Penalties
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Weldon, G. Clagett, and Stull
- Entitled
- State Real Estate Commission - Sales Agents for Nonprofit Organization Home Builders - Licensure
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hucker, Ali, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Guzzone, Healey, Holmes, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vaughn, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Hecht, King, Krysiak, Miller, Taylor, and Manno
- Entitled
- Real Estate Licensees - Record Keeping
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Ali
- Entitled
- Truth in Advertising Real Estate Taxes Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vaughn, Feldman, Holmes, Kach, Krysiak, and Taylor
- Entitled
- Home Builders - Sales Representative Registration and Home Builder Guaranty Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1598
Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Niemann and Mizeur
- Entitled
- Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Simonaire, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Raskin, and Stone
- Entitled
- Real Estate Salespersons - Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
SB 143
Status as of March 4, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled
- State Real Estate Commission - Real Estate Salesperson License - Qualifications
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled
- State Real Estate Commission - Summary Suspension of License - Grounds
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
- Entitled
- State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors - Home Inspectors - Licensing, Disclosure, and Insurance Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Della, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Stone, Frosh, Brochin, Forehand, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, and Simonaire
- Entitled
- Protection of Homeowners in Foreclosure - Prohibition on Foreclosure Rescue Transactions - Enforcement
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters and Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senator McFadden (Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions) and Senators Currie, Kasemeyer, Kramer, Munson, and Robey
- Entitled
- State Retirement and Pension Systems - Investments
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Glassman
- Entitled
- State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors - Real Estate Appraisers - Licensure
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 653
Status as of February 20, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Dyson
- Entitled
- State Real Estate Commission - Sales Agents for Nonprofit Organization Home Builders - Licensure
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Conway
- Entitled
- Real Estate Licensees - Record Keeping
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Gladden, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Senate Rules
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Home Builders - Sales Representative Registration and Home Builder Guaranty Fund
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
