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Legislative Year: 2024 Change

Title	Operation of Home-Based Businesses
Status	Governor Signed (04/19/2024)
Bill Subjects	Business & Economic Development Housing Local Government
House Sponsors	J. Willford (D) R. Weinberg (R)
Senate Sponsors	T. Exum Sr. (D) J. Smallwood (R)
House Committee	Transportation, Housing and Local Government
Senate Committee	Local Government and Housing
Date Introduced	02/07/2024
Summary	The bill prohibits a unit owners' association from prohibiting the operation of a home-based business in a common interest community. The operation of a home-based business must still comply with any applicable and reasonable unit owners' association rules or regulations related to architectural control, parking, landscaping, noise, nuisance, and other matters that may impact the operation of a specific home-based business. The operation of a home-based business must also comply with municipal and county noise and nuisance ordinances or resolutions.
Committee Reports with Amendments	March 20, 2024: House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee Report February 27, 2024: Senate Local Government & Housing Committee Report
Full Text	Full Text of Bill (pdf) (most recent)
Fiscal Notes	Fiscal Notes (02/13/2024) (most recent)
Additional Bill Documents	Bill Documents Including: Past bill versions Past fiscal notes Committee activity and documents Bill History
Lobbyists	Lobbyists
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Votes	House and Senate Votes
Vote Totals	Vote Totals by Party