Increases the period of supervision required for certain real estate license applications

Latest action Oct 9, 2025

Increases the period of supervision to five years for real estate brokers applying for a license.

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Where it stands

Rejected by the executive.

Introduced
In committee
Up for a vote
Passed one chamber
Passed
Enacted

Vetoed

New York State Senate

Same as A7691, the matching bill in the Assembly.

Amends the Real Property Law.

Committee

Judiciary · New York State Assembly

Also referred to Judiciary · New York State Senate.

Purpose, from the sponsor's memo

To increase the total number of consecutive years as a licensed real estate salesperson prior to becoming a licensed real estate broker from two years to five years.

Filed with the bill. Read it on nysenate.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recorded votes

Vote: Floor vote
NY SenateJun 13, 2025Result: passed
(57) (2) (0) (4)
Vote: Committee vote · Rules
Senate RulesJun 13, 2025Result: passed
(20) (0) (0) (1)

Cosponsors

Dean Murray, Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. and 2 more on Agora

Democratic3
Republican1

See the full list on nysenate.gov

The sponsor's argument

Why James Skoufis says this is needed

Currently, a licensed real estate salesperson in New York can take an additional seventy-five hours of continuing education, and after two years of licensure is eligible to become a real estate broker. New York's requirements to become a licensed real estate broker are lower than those of similar states, including California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Furthermore, investigations in recent years into housing discrimination have revealed a lack of knowledge and understanding among inexperienced brokers that undermine the public's trust in real estate licensees. These investigations and comparably lower standards for becoming a real estate broker underscore the need to increase the experience necessary to becoming a licensed real estate broker. This legislation seeks to address the issue of inadequate broker experience by increasing the required years as a licensed real estate salesperson before becoming a broker from two to five.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.

Full history

Oct 9, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
NY Senate
Oct 9, 2025
Vetoed
VETOED MEMO.30
NY Senate
Jun 16, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading Rules CAL.810
ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.810
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED ASSEMBLY
NY Assembly
Jun 16, 2025
Reported out of committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
NY Assembly

Show full history (9 earlier events)

Jun 16, 2025
Substituted
SUBSTITUTED FOR A7691
NY Assembly
Jun 15, 2025
Reference Changed to Ways and Means
REFERENCE CHANGED TO WAYS AND MEANS
NY Assembly
Jun 13, 2025
In committee
COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Sent to the executive
DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Ordered to Third Reading CAL.2033
ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2033
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Passed a chamber
PASSED SENATE
NY Senate
Jun 13, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Apr 4, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Assembly
Feb 21, 2025
Referred to committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
NY Senate

About this record

Summary: The summary comes from NY Open Legislation, the New York State Senate's public record. For more, see How we handle summaries.
Cosponsors: The list shows the cosponsors who are on Agora, A to Z. The official record may list more.
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