SB331 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Shay Shelnutt Senator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Sam GivhanDan Roberts

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Real Estate Commission, method for appointing members revised, live virtual online education courses provided, definitions, exemptions from regulation further provided, Secs. 34-27-2, 34-27-6, 34-27-7, 34-27-8, 34-27-32, 34-27-35, 34-27-36 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the Alabama Real Estate Commission is responsible for licensing real estate brokers and salespersons in the state.

This bill would provide further for definitions and persons exempt from regulation.

This bill would authorize the commission to provide for live virtual online education courses, and would provide further for the content of certain courses.

This bill would revise the method of appointing members to the commission.

This bill would prohibit the commission from engaging in political activity, hiring lobbyists, or engaging in political speech or activity otherwise prohibited by law.

This bill would require the commission to publish the names of any financial institutions holding commission funds on the website of the commission.

This bill would provide further for the qualifications for licensure of a real estate broker and real estate salesperson.

This bill would provide that the license of any licensee providing faulty payment to the commission be declared inactive.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

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Subjects

Real Estate Commission