HB 956 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Real estate brokers; extend repealer on maximum license fees charged by MS Real Estate Commission.

HB 956 proposes to extend the expiration date of Mississippi's fee limits for real estate broker licenses, currently set to expire on July 1, 2028. The bill would delay when the maximum application and license fees ($100 for brokers, $75 for partnerships) are removed, keeping these caps in place longer. It directly affects real estate brokers, salespersons, and their businesses in Mississippi that pay these licensing fees to the Mississippi Real Estate Commission. The bill does not change the fee amounts but postpones the date when these fee limits would automatically end. The bill passed the House but died in committee and did not become law.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Jan 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025
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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill extends the repealer date for maximum real estate license fee provisions from July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2025 (likely a clerical error in the amendment), and adds new fee provisions for continuing education course reviews and renewals. The changes allow the Mississippi Real Estate Commission to charge fees for processing continuing education curriculum applications and renewals, which were not previously authorized under the existing fee structure.
Scope change
The bill expands the Mississippi Real Estate Commission's fee authority to include continuing education course processing and renewal fees, while extending the sunset date for existing maximum fee provisions.
TIMELINE

Extended the repealer date for maximum fee provisions from July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2025, which appears to be a clerical error in the amendment markup.

FISCAL

Added new fee authority for reviewing and processing continuing education curriculum applications (up to $100) and renewing previously approved courses (up to $50).

REQUIREMENT

New subsections authorize fees for continuing education course processing and renewal, expanding the Commission's revenue collection capabilities.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and markup changes throughout the document, including removal of page headers and addition of amendment tracking numbers.

Floor votes · House Jan 28, 2025

How they voted

1170
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 119
Jan 28, 2025
D Democratic39
37 Yea 2
94% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican78
78 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Business and Financial Institutions
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Business and Commerce
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Fred Shanks
Fred Shanks
RRepublican
MS
60