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This bill revises the Uniform Arbitration Act for commercial disputes. The key provisions include: - Defining important terms like "arbitration organization," "arbitrator," and "person." - Establishing that the act applies to arbitration agreements made on or after the effective date, and can apply to pre-existing agreements if all parties agree. - Allowing parties to waive or vary some requirements of the act, with some exceptions. - Providing procedures for compelling arbitration, appointing arbitrators, and addressing issues like notice, consolidation, and provisional remedies. - Outlining the powers and responsibilities of arbitrators, including rules for disclosing conflicts of interest and granting subpoenas and discovery. - Detailing the process for issuing, modifying, and confirming arbitration awards, and the limited grounds for a court to vacate or correct an award. - Granting immunity to arbitrators and arbitration organizations, and restricting testimony about arbitration proceedings. - Allowing appeals of certain court orders related to arbitration. The bill aims to promote uniformity in the law around commercial arbitration across states that adopt it.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H48