Real Estate Agents and Brokers - As enacted, exempts a real estate broker licensee who was originally licensed prior to January 1, 2005, and does not supervise any affiliate brokers from the requirement to furnish certification of satisfactory completion of 16 classroom hours in real estate courses for reissuance of a license for a licensure period after the period in which the licensee completed the required 120 classroom hours in real estate. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 13.
HB 700 exempts certain real estate brokers in Tennessee from continuing education requirements. Specifically, it removes the need for brokers originally licensed before January 1, 2005, who do not supervise affiliate brokers to complete 16 classroom hours of real estate education every two years for license renewal. This change modifies Tennessee Code Annotated § 62-13-303(h)(3), directly affecting existing brokers meeting both criteria. The bill became law on April 8, 2025, as Public Chapter 122.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Apr 8, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 19, 2025
How they voted
23–1
Passed
Total votes 24
Mar 19, 2025
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/20/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (23-1)
house
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Commerce Committee to 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/19/2025
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Commerce Committee for 3/12/2025
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Business & Utilities Subcommittee for 3/5/2025
lower
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
P2C, ref. to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Burkhart
RRepublican
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