New Hampshire newspaper Unravel the Gavel reports that the Executive Department & Administration committee of the state's House of Representatives has released Bill HB544 to the floor of the House for vote with a Recommendation to Pass. The bill would exempt Internet sales from the law regulating and requiring licensure of auctioneers.

Unravel the Gavel Editor Kathy Greer has the full story (and back story), including the introduction of a competing bill, HB1276, which is scheduled for a public hearing at the ED&A committee one day after the House will vote on Bill HB544.

Greer compiled a list of state regulations around eBay consignment selling and drop-off stores for AuctionBytes in May 2007 (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/pages/state_regs). Unravel the Gavel is a newspaper covering antiques and auctions in New Hampshire.

http://www.thegavel.net./544-1.html