Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Real Estate Matters

The public is invited to participate in this hearing. Written testimony is encouraged in lieu of or in addition to oral testimony; and may be submitted via email to jointcmte-consumerprotection@malegislature.gov or mailed to the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure at 24 Beacon Street, Room 42, Boston, MA 02133. Please include the bill number and “Testimony” in the subject line of the email. The Committee will accept written testimony on any bill up until such is acted on. Registration is not required to submit written testimony.

Registration to present oral testimony, both virtually and in person, is required. To register, please fill out your contact information in this FORM by Tuesday, June 20 at 5:00 PM. If providing testimony virtually, you will receive an invitation to the hearing with instructions via email after the deadline closes. Please note that there is a time limit of 3 minutes per person for oral testimony.

Please be advised that the hearing may be live-streamed and will be recorded for later viewing on the “Hearings & Events” page of the General Court’s website. All testimony submitted to the Committee is public information provided upon request. By submission, you agree to release to the public all information you have included.  The Committee will make reasonable efforts to ensure the email address or other contact information provided will not be published.  Please do not include any information you do not intend to make public, such as medical or other sensitive information.

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chairs.  Further, the Committee may schedule an executive session to coincide with this hearing, and Joint Committee members would expect to be provided any further advanced notice and materials to review. Do not hesitate to contact Marissa Dakin (Marissa.Dakin@mahouse.gov) and Dana Mascari (Dana.Mascari@masenate.gov) with any inquiries.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure -- 06-21-2023	6/21/2023 1:00 PM	02:12:40

Agenda

Real Estate 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.245	An Act protecting consumer rights in purchasing safe and habitable homes	Brian M. Ashe
H.264	An Act relative to consumer rights of renters	Tackey Chan
H.265	An Act relative to realtor fair housing education	Tackey Chan
H.276	An Act defining client, intended use and intended user in real property appraisal assignments and reports	Edward F. Coppinger
H.280	An Act relative to greywater recycling	Josh S. Cutler
H.286	An Act relative to clarifying homeowners right to perform electrical work	Peter J. Durant
H.288	An Act relative to partial payment	Ann-Margaret Ferrante
H.298	An Act providing for tenant agents	William C. Galvin
H.301	An Act providing safe homes for all	Denise C. Garlick
H.313	An Act relative to the home improvement guaranty fund	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.315	An Act relative to advancing the profession of commercial interior design	Patricia A. Haddad
H.336	An Act updating real estate appraiser record retention requirements	Daniel J. Hunt
H.359	An Act to end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth	Adrian C. Madaro
H.366	An Act relative to continuing education requirements for any person holding a license as a real estate broker or salesman	Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.
H.389	An Act to promote equity among lessors	Paul A. Schmid III
H.392	An Act making corrective changes to Chapter 112 of the General Laws	Thomas M. Stanley
H.398	An Act to limit fees charged in a rental real estate transaction	Erika Uyterhoeven
S.147	An Act providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals	Cynthia Stone Creem
S.165	An Act further regulating the continuing education requirements for real estate brokers and salespersons	Paul R. Feeney
S.166	An Act furthering fair housing in real estate	Paul R. Feeney
S.180	An Act to end housing discrimination in the Commonwealth	Adam Gomez
S.185	An Act relative to advancing the profession of commercial interior design	Joan B. Lovely
S.197	An Act protecting consumer rights in purchasing safe and habitable homes	Michael O. Moore
S.211	An Act providing safe homes for all	Rebecca L. Rausch
S.2389	An Act facilitating restitution against unfinished development to be known as the FRAUD Act	Susan L. Moran

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Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Real Estate 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

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