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SB 429

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Business Regulation - Home Improvement Commission - Guaranty Fund and Award Limits

Sponsor: Paul D. Corderman (District 2)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 415 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the funding level of the Home Improvement Guaranty Fund that is administered by the Home Improvement Commission from $250,000 to $1,000,000; increasing a certain Fund threshold that determines whether a fee is assessed to each contractor; and increasing the limit, from $100,000 to $250,000, on the amount of money the Commission may award from the Fund to all claimants for the acts or omissions of a single contractor, subject to a certain reimbursement to the Fund.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
FAVGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVFulginiti, AndrewMaryland Department of LaborWritten (PDF)
FAVMOrgan, GregorylobbyistMaryland Department of LaborOral
FAVCorderman, PaulMaryland General AssemblyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCorderman, PaulMaryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVHoffman, JoshuaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Corderman, Senator CordermanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Corderman, Senator CordermanlegislatorIndividualOral
INFOFinneran, DavidMaryland Home Improvement CommissionOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FAVMOrgan, GregoryMaryland Department of LaborRegistered for: Maryland Society of Professional Engineers; Alliance Advisory, LLC