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CS/CS/HB 707: Real Estate Brokers and Appraisers

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Burton

Real Estate Brokers and Appraisers; Requires Florida Real Estate Commission to adopt certain emergency rules pertaining to broker registration; clarifies postlicensure & initial real estate licensure education requirements; provides that commission may reinstate certain licenses; revises supervision requirements for specified graduate students; revises requirements related to annual fees required to be collected by DBPR; requires appraiser to prepare & retain work file in certain circumstances; requires appraisal management companies to prepare & retain order file in certain circumstances; requires work file & order file to be retained for specified period & contain certain documentation; requires appraisal management companies to retain certain items; provides that duly authorized agents & employees of DBPR may inspect appraisal management company at all reasonable hours.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/23/2015 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 608 (Ch. 2015-54) -HJ 748
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/11/2015 House • Filed
    2/18/2015 House • Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 58
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 58
    3/6/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 03/10/15, 12:30 pm, 12 HOB
    3/10/2015 House • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 217
    3/11/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 214
    3/12/2015 House • Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 222
    3/13/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/17/15, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
    3/17/2015 House • Favorable by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 250
    • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 250
    3/30/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/01/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/1/2015 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 429
    4/2/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 426
    4/3/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 436
    4/21/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
    4/23/2015 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 608 -HJ 748
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 608 (Ch. 2015-54) -HJ 748

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  • CS/CS/HB 707, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2015 at 3:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 608 (er) Real Estate Brokers and Appraisers Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/22/2015 Chapter No. 2015-54
    Location: Became Law

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    475.15 Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm. Page 2 (pdf)
    475.17 Qualifications for practice. Page 3 (pdf)
    475.183 Inactive status. Page 3 (pdf)
    475.611 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    475.612 Certification, licensure, or registration required. Page 4 (pdf)
    475.621 Registry of licensed and certified appraisers. Page 4 (pdf)
    475.629 Retention of records. Page 5 (pdf)
    475.6295 Authority to inspect. Page 7 (pdf)
    475.631 Nonresident licenses and certifications. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 707, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/11/2015 at 1:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2015 (pdf)
    Regulatory Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 608 (c1) Real Estate Brokers and Appraisers Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/22/2015 Chapter No. 2015-54
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    453885 - Amendment
    Remove lines 107-122 and insert:
    Burton 3/31/2015
    7:37 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/1/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    475.15 Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm. Page 2 (pdf)
    475.17 Qualifications for practice. Page 3 (pdf)
    475.183 Inactive status. Page 3 (pdf)
    475.611 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    475.612 Certification, licensure, or registration required. Page 4 (pdf)
    475.621 Registry of licensed and certified appraisers. Page 4 (pdf)
    475.629 Retention of records. Page 5 (pdf)
    475.6295 Authority to inspect. Page 6 (pdf)
    475.631 Nonresident licenses and certifications. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 707, Original Filed Version Posted 2/11/2015 at 10:43 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Business and Professions Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/2/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 608 (c1) Real Estate Brokers and Appraisers Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/22/2015 Chapter No. 2015-54
    Location: Became Law

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    463923 - Amendment
    Remove line 59 and insert:
    Burton 3/9/2015
    3:31 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/10/2015
    PDF
    021757 - Amendment
    Between lines 67 and 68, insert:
    Burton 3/9/2015
    3:33 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/10/2015
    PDF
    263111 - Amendment
    Remove line 82 and insert:
    Burton 3/9/2015
    3:37 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/10/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    475.15 Registration and licensing of general partners, members, officers, and directors of a firm. Page 2 (pdf)
    475.17 Qualifications for practice. Page 2 (pdf)
    475.183 Inactive status. Page 3 (pdf)
    475.629 Retention of records. Page 3 (pdf)
    475.6295 Authority to inspect. Page 5 (pdf)
    475.631 Nonresident licenses and certifications. Page 5 (pdf)

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