Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education Requirements - Alterations
HB 972 updates continuing education requirements for Maryland real estate licensees, including brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons. It increases required fair housing training from 1.5 to 2 clock hours per renewal cycle and reduces ethics course hours for brokers from 3 to 1.5 hours. The bill also adds a new requirement for a 3-hour course on recent legal changes every two years. These changes apply to all licensees renewing their credentials under Maryland law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 31, 2025
Signed May 6, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was formally enrolled and sent to the Governor for approval. Substantively, the text of the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees was modified to adjust specific course hour allocations and formatting, particularly regarding ethics and fair housing training for non-residential brokers and initial salesperson licenses.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the target audience (real estate licensees) and the general requirement to complete continuing education remains unchanged; only the specific breakdown of required hours and course topics was adjusted.
REQUIREMENT
Adjusted the number of clock hours required for specific continuing education courses, such as changing a 1.5-hour requirement to a 2-hour requirement for certain ethics and fair housing training.
Revised the list of required topics for initial salesperson licenses, removing specific references to 'disclosure requirements for sellers' and adjusting the structure of the required curriculum.
Updated the text for non-residential real estate brokers to clarify that 2 clock hours must be satisfied by a course on fair housing or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
TECHNICAL
Changed the bill status from 'Adopted' to 'Enrolled' and added standard formatting for the Great Seal presentation and chapter numbering.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 46
Mar 21, 2025
D
Democratic33
84% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 397
executive
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Enrolled
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
House Concurs Senate Amendments
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Apr 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 24, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (124-13-2)
house of delegates
Mar 21, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-5)
senate
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andre Johnson
DDemocratic
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