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SENATE BILL 209
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(PRE–FILED) CF HB 78
By: Chair, Finance Committee (By Request – Departmental – Labor)
Requested: October 12, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Finance
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: January 29, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management 2
Companies, and Home Inspectors – Sunset Extension and Report 3
FOR the purpose of continuing the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal 4
Management Companies, and Home Inspectors in accordance with the provisions of 5
the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to a certain date 6
the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the 7
Commission; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit a report with 8
information regarding the Commission to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee 9
on or before a certain date; and generally relating to the State Commission of Real 10
Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors. 11
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 12
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 13
Section 16–201 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 18
Section 16–802 19
Annotated Code of Maryland 20
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
Article – Business Occupations and Professions 3
16–201. 4
There is a State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management 5
Companies, and Home Inspectors in the Department. 6
16–802. 7
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program 8
Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and 9
be of no effect after July 1, [2026] 2031 2029. 10
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before July 1, 2028, the 11
Maryland Department of Labor shall submit a report to the Joint Audit and Evaluation 12
Committee with information regarding the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, 13
Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors as determined by the Joint Audit 14
and Evaluation Committee. 15
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall ta ke effect 16
October 1, 2025. 17
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.