Real estate: transactions: iBuyers.
Summary
Existing law, the Real Estate Law, establishes the Department of Real Estate, with the Real Estate Commissioner as its chief officer, and sets forth the powers and duties of the commissioner relating to the licensure and regulation of real estate brokers and imposes various requirements on real estate transactions. This bill would require an iBuyer, defined by the bill as a specified online real estate company, to work with a local real estate broker, as defined, when selling real property in California. The bill would exempt from this requirement the initial sale of real property containing new construction.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 15, 2022
Last action Jun 14, 2022
Floor votes · Assembly May 9, 2022
How they voted
50–11
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 78
May 9, 2022
D
Democratic58
86% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican19
57% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
upper
May 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on B., P. & E.D.
upper
May 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 50. Noes 11. Page 4605.)
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
lower
Apr 26, 2022
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 1.) (April 26).
lower
Mar 28, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 24, 2022
Committee
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 18.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin McCarty
DDemocratic
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