HOUSE BILL 1300

Sponsored By:

Delegate Schade

Entitled:

Business Regulation - Home Improvement Commission - Exemptions From Licensure

Synopsis:

Exempting from licensure a person for whom compensation derived from home improvement work is not more than 10% of the person's annual gross income; requiring a person exempted from licensure by the Act to obtain an acknowledgment from the consumer that the consumer knows that the person is not licensed to perform home improvement work before doing the work; and requiring the Maryland Home Improvement Commission to adopt regulations to effectuate and enforce the Act, including a definition of "annual gross income".

Legislative History

House Action

2/18

First Reading Economic Matters

2/19

Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.

HOME IMPROVEMENT

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Business Regulation

( 8-301 , 8-506 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)