2025 Maryland REALTORS® Legislative Wins and Losses REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE, LICENSING AND CONTRACTS
HB 124/SB 160 Assignment of Contracts of Sale – Disclosure and Rescission PASSED – Effective October 1, 2025 POSITION: Support
A “wholesaler” must provide a disclosure to both the property seller and prospective buyer if a contract will be assigned. If the disclosure is not provided, the contract to purchase may be terminated without penalty prior to settlement.
HB 972/SB 680 Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education Requirements PASSED – Effective October 1, 2025 POSITION: Support Continuing Education requirements for licensees are adjusted as follows: Fair Housing hours are increased from 1.5 to 2.0; separate BRAD and BRAD-SD classes are combined; commercial practitioners are required to complete 2.0 hours of ADA compliance; broker supervision is reduced to 1.5 hours; and, the CE course approval process is standardized across all classes. HB 482 Occupational Licensing - Criminal History Predetermination Review Process PASSED – Effective July 1, 2025 POSITION: Support Individuals may request an upfront review of their criminal history to determine whether they would be disqualified from obtaining an occupational license or certificate. HB 606/SB 441 New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service DID NOT PASS POSITION: Support with Amendments A developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent would be required to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service. HB 895/SB 279 Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act PASSED – Effective October 1, 2025 POSITION: Support This bill extends state licensing and fee provisions currently offered to active-duty military and veterans to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Public Health Service. SB 815 Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History Disclosure DID NOT PASS POSITION: Oppose as Introduced REALTORS ® successfully amended this bill to remove real estate from the category of licenses where criminal history review would be limited and licenses could not be denied from issuance.
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