# Alabama HB382: Real estate transactions; required disclosure forms; description of brokerage services; terms of compensation; required written brokerage agreements under certain circumstances; penalties and fines for certain violations; duties of qualifying brokers and licensees; scope of operation of teams Alabama HB382, Real estate transactions; required disclosure forms; description of brokerage services; terms of compensation; required written brokerage agreements under certain circumstances; penalties and fines for certain violations; duties of qualifying brokers and licensees; scope of operation of teams, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jamie Kiel (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB382-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB382 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Real estate transactions; required disclosure forms; description of brokerage services; terms of compensation; required written brokerage agreements under certain circumstances; penalties and fines for certain violations; duties of qualifying brokers and licensees; scope of operation of teams - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-04 - Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted - Sponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Property & Estates - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (435 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 16 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Buyers and sellers control shared representation: benefit, low. A licensee can represent both buyer and seller only after all clients give prior, informed written consent. All parties must sign before that dual representation begins. When agents under one broker have separate agency agreements with different parties, the broker can designate separate single age… - Clearer brokerage disclosures for home buyers: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, companies must use Commission-prepared forms explaining brokerage choices, offered services, and general compensation information. Disclosure comes as soon as reasonably possible, before confidential information is shared or services begin, including property showings. Ex… - Home sellers get defined brokerage services: benefit, low. Licensees must keep protected information private unless a listed exception applies. Exceptions cover legal requirements, the party’s written permission, information becoming public, or avoiding a breach of duties to a client. After accepting a listing agreement, licensees must accept and present o… - Family property transactions get broader exemptions: benefit, low. An owner needs no real estate license to manage or complete transactions involving their own, spouse’s, child’s, or parent’s property. The law adds a parent’s property to this exemption. It also extends licensee misconduct protections to transactions involving a parent’s property. Licensees cannot… - Real estate violations bring stronger penalties: cost, medium. The Commission can fine licensees $100 to $5,000 for each instance of prohibited conduct. It can require approved education, issue public reprimands, or suspend or revoke licenses. Suspensions can continue until education or restitution to accounts holding others’ money is completed; suspensions or… - Out-of-state license holders face Alabama requirements: cost, low. Reciprocal-license applicants must document a current out-of-state license, complete at least six hours of approved Alabama coursework, and pass an Alabama exam. They must meet Alabama continuing education requirements or show their other-state license remains active. Issuance, renewal, and Recover… - Real estate applicants face stronger screening: cost, low. Real estate license applicants must provide fingerprints and pay for state and national background checks, current when the license is issued. The Commission can reject applicants convicted of, or pleading guilty or no contest to, felonies or crimes involving moral turpitude. Rejection is discretio… - Brokerage ads emphasize the responsible company: mixed, low. When required in an agent’s ad, the qualifying broker’s or company’s name must stand out and attract attention. Its font must be at least as large as other names, text, or logos, except terms like “for sale.” The law removes a separate advertising violation for failing to identify the person placin… - False property statements carry shared responsibility: mixed, low. Clients are not automatically liable for a licensee’s false statements. Clients may be liable if they knew or should have known about the false statement. They may also be liable when the licensee repeats false information they supplied. Licensees are protected from liability for false information… - Written agreements define home buyers’ representation: mixed, low. Licensees need a written brokerage agreement stating service terms before listing property or submitting an offer for pay. You cannot be required to sign one just to see a property. Agency requires a written agreement signed by both the consumer and licensee. Without a signed brokerage agreement, t… - Licensees get payment deadlines, risk inactivation: mixed, low. When a payment to the Commission or its payment provider is rejected, the Commission sends electronic notice. Licensees have 30 days to replace the fee or fine and pay an additional fee, subject to the legal cap. Without full, valid payment within 30 days after notice, the license becomes inactive;… - Out-of-state brokers gain access with caps: mixed, low. Out-of-state principal brokers can partner with Alabama qualifying brokers for sales or leases without the former reciprocity condition. Each out-of-state broker is limited to three transactions and $50 million in total value per calendar year; one portfolio may count as one transaction. Written ag… - Agents gain business payment options, face limits: mixed, low. Salespersons and associate brokers can accept pay for licensed real estate work only from their qualifying broker. They can own a lawfully formed business that receives covered compensation, even without a real estate license for that business. The business cannot perform other work requiring a rea… - Brokerages gain sharing options, face office limits: mixed, low. Each Alabama business location needs a company or branch license and a qualifying broker licensed at that address. One person cannot serve as qualifying broker at multiple locations; the company and branch brokers share responsibility for assigned licensees. A broker can serve multiple companies, o… - Brokerages get temporary help after incapacity: mixed, low. When a qualifying broker dies or becomes disabled, the company can use a temporary qualifying broker. That authority lasts no more than six months after the temporary license is issued. The replacement must be a broker or have held a salesperson license for at least one year before applying. Withou… - Real estate teams avoid separate licensing: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, real estate teams need no separate Commission business-organization license or registration, but people cannot join multiple teams. The qualifying broker must designate a team leader and cannot hand the broker’s duties to that leader. Leaders must keep membership lists an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 951 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900 | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 101 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 902 | pass | 101 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 901 | pass | 100 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-14: Enacted (House) - 2025-05-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 951 (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-06: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-06: Enrolled (House) - 2025-05-06: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2025-05-06: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-04-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-04-17: Commerce and Small Business Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900 (House) - 2025-04-17: Kiel 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 901 (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 902 (House) - 2025-04-17: Engrossed (House) - 2025-03-06: Commerce and Small Business 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-03-06: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-06: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-03-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Commerce and Small Business (House) - 2025-03-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB382-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB382-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB382-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB382-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB382-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB382-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB382-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).