HB 1351

Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigation Services and Fraudulent Insurance Acts - Regulation and Prohibition

Sponsor: Marlon Amprey (District 40)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Business RegulationStatus: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'home improvement' to include certain disaster mitigation services for purposes of licensing and regulations of home improvement contractors; exempting certain home improvement contractors from certain licensing requirements; authorizing a certain owner to rescind a home improvement contract for disaster mitigation services under certain circumstances; authorizing the governing body of a county to impose certain limitations on in-person solicitation of a victim of a disaster by a certain contractor; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 5FavorableFWA 14Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Enten, Robert	Maryland Bankers Association	Oral
FAV	Amprey, Marlon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Amprey, Delegate Ampreylegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Lerol, Travis	Travis Lerol	Position only
FWA	Egan, Nancylobbyist	American Property & Casualty Insurance Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	Bryson F. Popham, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Gillis, Jen	Environmental Contracting Solutions	Oral
FWA	Charkatz, Neal	Goodman-Gable-Gould Company	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	karaberis, landon	Karaberis restoration	Oral
FWA	Gould, Jeffrey	National Association of Public Insurance Adjusters	Oral
FWA	Karaberis, William	Platinum Emergency Seevices	Oral
FWA	Neidert, Alexus	Thomasville Restoration	Oral
FWA	Plater, JaMar	Thomasville Restoration	Position only
FWA	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Lake, Jeff	Individual	Oral
FWA	Logsdon, Chris	Individual	Oral
FWA	McCutchen, Michele	Individual	Oral
FWA	Ramos, Odette	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Grant, Marie	Maryland Insurance Administration	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationFWA 1

Bryson F. Popham, P.A.FWA 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Environmental Contracting SolutionsFWA 1

Goodman-Gable-Gould CompanyFWA 1

Karaberis restorationFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Bankers AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Insurance AdministrationINFO 1

National Association of Public Insurance AdjustersFWA 1

Platinum Emergency SeevicesFWA 1

Thomasville RestorationFWA 2

Travis LerolUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FWAEgan, NancyAmerican Property & Casualty Insurance AssociationRegistered for: American Property Casualty Insurance Association

FWAPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

FWABereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…