House Professional Licensure Committee
Welcome to the Committee Corner! As Republican chairwoman of the House Professional Licensure Committee, I want to provide you with a snapshot of the many meetings, public hearings and legislative measures that are handled by the committee.
The committee essentially considers all legislation dealing with the 27 professional and occupational licensing boards and commissions in Pennsylvania. Professionals range from physicians and cosmetologists to real estate agents and funeral directors.
The committee is also charged with reviewing the various regulations put forth by the Pennsylvania Department of State on licensed professionals.
For more information on the House Professional Licensure Committee or any of the legislation discussed by the committee, please don’t hesitate to
contact me.
On June 24, Rep. Harhart spoke during a public hearing on House Bill 1521, which would create the Interior Design Licensure Act requiring the licensure of interior designers under the newly created State Board of Interior Designers under the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs within the Department of State.
On June 16 the committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2334, which would establish the regulation of appraisal management companies under the State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers. Testifying before the committee that day were Basil L. Merenda, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of State/commissioner of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs; Daniel A. Bradley, chairperson, State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers; Michelle C. Bradley, chair of the Appraisal Management Company Task Force, Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®; Tim O'Brien, senior vice president/strategic initiatives manager, Rels Valuation; and John P. Sozansky and Louise M. Jeffers, Appraisal Institute Philadelphia Metropolitan Chapter.