HB 1351 — Maryland
Home Improvement Contractors - Disaster Mitigation Services and Fraudulent Insurance Acts - Regulation and Prohibition
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.
Latest action: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment · Mar 23, 2026
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Committees: Economic Matters (House of Delegates); Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
Updated Apr 2, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Economic Matters
Feb 12, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 17, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing canceled
Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m.
Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Mar 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Nawrocki) Adopted
Mar 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Floor Amendment {
Mar 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Mar 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Mar 23, 2026 · House of Delegates
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Sponsored by Marlon Amprey, Malcolm Ruff, Harry Bhandari
House of Delegates vote — 38–96
FLA Del. Nawrocki /863124/1 · Mar 10, 2026 · result: fail
38 yea · 96 nay · 7 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
House of Delegates vote — 99–37
On Third Reading · Mar 11, 2026 · result: pass
99 yea · 37 nay · 5 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
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