HB 256 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

REAL ESTATE/COMMISSION: Provides relative to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission

HB 256 amends Louisiana's Real Estate Commission term limits, specifically affecting current commissioners serving on the bill's effective date. It limits these commissioners to a single four-year term and prohibits them from serving again until four years after their last term ends. The bill changes existing rules by adding this restriction through Amendment No. 3, without altering commission duties or affecting real estate agents or consumers. This is a procedural change to commission membership rules, not a substantive policy shift for the real estate industry.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025
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HB256 Original HB256 Act 256 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends the Louisiana Real Estate Commission's appointment rules to change commissioner terms from six years to four years. It also updates the eligibility limits, allowing commissioners to serve two consecutive four-year terms instead of one six-year term, and includes a transition provision for current commissioners.
Scope change
The bill applies to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission and specifically alters the statutory requirements for commissioner appointments and terms of service.
ELIGIBILITY

Changed the standard term of appointment for commissioners from six years to four years.

Updated the service limit to allow commissioners to serve two consecutive four-year terms, replacing the previous limit of one six-year term.

Added a transition rule stating that commissioners currently serving on the effective date are limited to one four-year term and cannot serve again until four years after their last service date.

TIMELINE

Updated the bill's effective date language to reflect the new term structure and transition requirements.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2025 · House May 19, 2025

How they voted

330
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2025
D Democratic11
9 Yea 2
81% Yea
R Republican26
24 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 35 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably. Rules suspended. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 98, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (18-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Commerce.
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors