Became law as Public Act 26-23, signed May 27, 2026, 90 days after it was filed.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 340
AN ACT CONCERNING CONTINUING REAL ESTATE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, PUBLIC MARKETING OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE LISTINGS AND REVISING THE TITLE OF A REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON TO A REAL ESTATE AGENT.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To: (1) Revise the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees, (2) change the term real estate salesperson to real estate agent, and (3) establish a process regarding the public marketing of certain real estate listings.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
3 co-sponsors
Its course
February 26 to May 27, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action22 actions on 9 days
In the SenateFeb 26 to May 467 days
Insurance and Real Estate CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1214 days
In the House of RepresentativesMay 4 to May 40 days
Waiting to be sentMay 4 to May 1511 days
With the GovernorMay 15 to May 2712 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 4
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Feb 26 – May 4
- Feb 26Introduced and sent to Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Feb 27Heard in Insurance and Real Estate Committee
- Mar 12Insurance and Real Estate Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 4The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A
In the House of Representatives May 4
- May 4Sent to the House of Representatives
- The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A
To the Governor May 14 – May 27
- May 14Numbered Public Act 26-23
- May 15Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Sent to the Governor
- May 27Signed by the Governor
All 22 actions, as published
- Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 12Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 12FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 23REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Mar 30SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Mar 30FILE NO.Both houses
- May 4SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 4SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- May 4TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17Both houses
- May 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- May 4RULES SUSPENDEDHouse of Representatives
- May 4HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 4HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- May 4IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
- May 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- May 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- May 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
- May 27SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor