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HB 1162

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Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, or Refrigeration Contractors - Equipment Sales

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 386 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from knowingly offering to sell or selling heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration equipment to an individual that does not hold a certain license issued by the Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, or Refrigeration Contractors except under certain circumstances; requiring certain persons to provide a certain notice to purchasers of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, or refrigeration equipment at the time of sale; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVConstantinou, PeterAssociation of Air Conditioning Professionals (AACP)Written (PDF)
FAVOser, AndrewAssociation of Air Conditioning Professionals and GAC ServicesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMallonee, SeanHACCOral
FAVMallonee, SeanHACCOral
FAVSears, ChristinaSelfOral
FAVSears, ChristinaSelfWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Stein, Delegate SteinlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Stein, Delegate SteinlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVPresley, DougIndividualOral
FAVStein, DanaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVStein, DanaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association