Legislation - HB0179

Title: Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report
Sponsored by: Delegate Vogel
Status: In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Government, Labor, and Elections
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a complaint portal for reporting when a governmental unit takes longer than 60 days to process an application for a license, form, certificate, certification, permit, or registration for a business or nonprofit organization; and requiring the Department, by September 15, 2026, and each September 15 thereafter, to submit an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the complaints filed through the portal.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters; Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1038 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 8/13/2025 Legislative Date 8/13/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters and Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	8/13/2025	8/13/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Economic Matters and Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report

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