MA S178

Bill

Providing consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/10/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide consumers with equal protection for all real estate appraisals. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It amends the law to prohibit individuals without a real estate appraisal license or certification from preparing an appraisal or appraisal report relating to real estate or real property in Massachusetts, except as permitted under a separate subdivision. 2. It strikes out an existing subdivision (C) from the current law, which likely contained an exception or provision that allowed unlicensed individuals to prepare certain appraisals or appraisal reports. The overall intent of the bill is to strengthen consumer protections by ensuring that all real estate appraisals in Massachusetts are conducted by licensed and certified professionals, with limited exceptions.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Cynthia Creem (D)*, David DeCoste (R), Kay Khan (D), Mike Kushmerek (D), Bill Straus (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 02/10/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S178

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S178
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S178.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1188	To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds	Accompanied a study order, see H5003	Similar To
H2486	Requiring live fire practice for a firearms license	No further action taken	Similar To
H3741	Authorizing the town of Norwood to grant an additional liquor license	Accompanied a new draft, see H3897	Similar To
S1614	Relative to equitable firearm license fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2310	Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To
S2477	Authorizing the town of Millbury to grant an additional liquor license	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2488	Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see H4663	Similar To
S2500	Authorizing the town of Berkley to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises	Accompanied a new draft, see S2788	Similar To
S2501	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises	New Draft substituted, see S2587	Similar To
S2504	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2506	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	Similar To
S2695	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	No further action taken	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1188

To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds

Accompanied a study order, see H5003

Similar To

H2486

Requiring live fire practice for a firearms license

No further action taken

Similar To

H3741

Authorizing the town of Norwood to grant an additional liquor license

Accompanied a new draft, see H3897

Similar To

S1614

Relative to equitable firearm license fees

Accompanied a study order, see S2762

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2310

Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2642

Similar To

S2477

Authorizing the town of Millbury to grant an additional liquor license

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2488

Authorizing the town of Milford to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see H4663

Similar To

S2500

Authorizing the town of Berkley to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Accompanied a new draft, see S2788

Similar To

S2501

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises

New Draft substituted, see S2587

Similar To

S2504

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2506

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2535

To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting

Accompanied a new draft, see S3094

Similar To

S2695

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

No further action taken

Similar To

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