MA H162

Bill

MA H162

Relative to promoting fair housing practices

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to fair housing pre-licensing training for real estate agents. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill mandates that all individuals applying for a real estate broker's license must provide proof of completing at least 2 hours of education specifically on Fair Housing, which refers to laws preventing discrimination in housing transactions. Additionally, it revises the required curriculum for real estate pre-licensing courses to ensure they include a minimum of 1 hour dedicated to fair housing laws and regulations, along with at least 6 hours covering other essential topics like equal employment opportunity, disability accessibility, agency law, environmental issues, zoning, building codes, appraisal, financing, property taxes, and real estate board regulations, aiming to enhance consumer protection and professional standards within the real estate industry.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (11)

Evandro Carvalho (D)*, Marjorie Decker (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carlos González (D), Russell Holmes (D), Dan Hunt (D), Denise Provost (D), Danny Ryan (D), Benjamin Swan (D), Timothy Toomey (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4126 (on 03/28/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H162

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H162	11/24/2016
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H162	03/11/2015
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H162.pdf	03/11/2015

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1226	Relative to communication with victims of violent crime	Accompanied a study order, see H4624	Similar To
H1228	To restore community trust in Massachusetts law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see H4624	Similar To
H161	Modernizing the business licensing process	Accompanied a study order, see H4578	Similar To
H2106	Relative to uniform use of deadly force guidelines	Accompanied a study order, see H4611	Similar To
H2854	Relative to the Next Generation Network Initiative	Accompanied a new draft, see S2275	Similar To
H4126	Relative to promoting fair housing practices	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Replaced by

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