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Maryland House Bill HB78 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb0078
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 78
11	8		C3 5lr0390
12	9		(PRE–FILED) CF SB 209
13	10		By: Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request – Departmental – Labor)
14	11		Requested: October 12, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Economic Matters
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: February 11, 2025
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management 2
26	20		Companies, and Home Inspectors – Sunset Extension and Report 3
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28	22		FOR the purpose of continuing the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal 4
29	23		Management Companies, and Home Inspectors in accordance with the provisions of 5
30	24		the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to a certain date 6
31	25		the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the 7
32	26		Commission; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit a report with 8
33	27		information regarding the Commission to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee 9
34	28		on or before a certain date; and generally relating to the State Commission of Real 10
35	29		Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors. 11
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37	31		BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
38	32		Article – Business Occupations and Professions 13
39	33		Section 16–201 14
40	34		Annotated Code of Maryland 15
41	35		(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
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43	37		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
44	38		Article – Business Occupations and Professions 18
45	39		Section 16–802 19
46	40		Annotated Code of Maryland 20
47	41		(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
48		-	2 HOUSE BILL 78
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	43	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
	44	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
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51		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
52		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
	46	+	Article – Business Occupations and Professions 24
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54		-	Article – Business Occupations and Professions 3
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56		-	16–201. 4
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58		-	There is a State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management 5
59		-	Companies, and Home Inspectors in the Department. 6
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61		-	16–802. 7
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63		-	Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program 8
64		-	Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and 9
65		-	be of no effect after July 1, [2026] 2031. 10
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67		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before July 1, 2028, the 11
68		-	Maryland Department of Labor shall submit a report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation 12
69		-	Committee with information regarding the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, 13
70		-	Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors as determined by the Joint Audit 14
71		-	and Evaluation Committee. 15
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73		-	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act sh all take effect 16
74		-	October 1, 2025. 17
	48	+	16–201. 25 2 HOUSE BILL 78
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	52	+	There is a State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management 1
	53	+	Companies, and Home Inspectors in the Department. 2
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79		-	Approved:
80		-	________________________________________________________________________________
81		-	Governor.
82		-	________________________________________________________________________________
83		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
84		-	________________________________________________________________________________
85		-	President of the Senate.
	55	+	16–802. 3
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	57	+	Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program 4
	58	+	Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and 5
	59	+	be of no effect after July 1, [2026] 2031. 6
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	61	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before July 1, 2028, the 7
	62	+	Maryland Department of Labor shall submit a report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation 8
	63	+	Committee with information regarding the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, 9
	64	+	Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors as determined by the Joint Audit 10
	65	+	and Evaluation Committee. 11
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	67	+	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
	68	+	October 1, 2025. 13
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