# Arkansas HB1558: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION; TO CREATE A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BROKER AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE LICENSE; AND TO AMEND THE REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW. Arkansas HB1558, TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION; TO CREATE A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BROKER AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE LICENSE; AND TO AMEND THE REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ronald Caldwell (Republican), Richard McGrew (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-25 (Notification that HB1558 is now Act 392); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1558-2025 - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arkansas HB1558 - State: Arkansas - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING THE ARKANSAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION; TO CREATE A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BROKER AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE LICENSE; AND TO AMEND THE REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-03-25, Notification that HB1558 is now Act 392 - Sponsors: Ronald Caldwell (Republican), Richard McGrew (Republican) - Cosponsors: 8 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (216 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 11 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broker applicants gain more course flexibility: benefit, low. Real estate broker applicants no longer need at least 45 hours in a course developed by the Commission. Required broker education remains capped at 120 hours, completed within the 36 months before applying. - Leasing workers get a limited license exemption: benefit, low. Employees paid only hourly or by salary can do limited leasing tasks without a real estate license. They must work for a property owner, property management broker, principal broker, or principal broker's real estate firm. Allowed tasks include handling lease papers or payments for delivery and pas… - More ownership options for management firms: benefit, low. People and companies can own property management firms without holding a Commission license. Covered work must go through a property management broker or associated workers holding active licenses. The Commission can approve temporary operations after a broker dies, resigns, is fired, becomes incap… - Licensees must finish training to practice: cost, medium. New real estate brokers, salespeople, property management brokers, and associates must finish required training within six months of licensing. The Commission can require up to 30 classroom hours. Missing the deadline makes the license inactive until proof of completion arrives. Property management… - Property managers face work limits and fines: cost, medium. Property management licensees must follow conduct rules on advertising, broker affiliation, competence, and payments to unlicensed people. Those licensed only in property management cannot list, negotiate, or sell property they do not own, or receive anything of value for doing so. Offering covered… - Property management teachers face approval rules: cost, low. The Commission oversees property management training and sets required courses, including a specific continuing-education curriculum. Courses generally need approval to count toward licensing, unless a legal exemption applies. Beginning June 1, 2026, providers must be Commission-approved property m… - Property managers face fees and checks: cost, low. Property management applicants must pass an exam and pay the actual cost of approved state and federal background checks. Original and annual renewal fees are capped at $80 for brokers and $60 for associates. Expired-license fees are capped at $110 per year or partial year for brokers, and $80 for… - Property managers face office and transfer rules: cost, low. Property management brokers must keep a business location and a permanently attached building sign identifying the business and property management work. Branch offices require duplicate-license fees; branches with associates need another firm property management broker assigned to supervise them.… - New licenses for Arkansas property managers: mixed, medium. Arkansas creates property management broker and associate licenses, required before practicing or claiming either title. Associates must work as employees or independent contractors under a property management broker and cannot supervise other licensees. Broker education is capped at 60 hours: 30 o… - Management complaints get appeals and deadlines: mixed, low. People can appeal property management complaints dismissed without a hearing by the Commission's Executive Director. Written appeals, with any filing fee capped at $100, must arrive within 60 days after dismissal. Record-preparation costs are due within 30 days after notice; fees and costs are refu… - Paid price opinions have license limits: mixed, low. Real estate brokers and salespeople can prepare and charge for broker's price opinions for buyers, sellers, third parties, or lienholders. A property management license alone does not authorize this paid work. A lienholder's price opinion cannot be the main basis for valuing a borrower's primary ho… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ronald Caldwell (Republican), Senate - Sponsor: Richard McGrew (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mary Bentley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Duffield (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tony Furman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne Long (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick McClure (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Burkes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: R. Scott Richardson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randy Torres (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-20 | House | House Vote - Thursday, March 20, 2025 1:40:29 PM | pass | 94 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | Senate | Senate Vote - Thursday, March 13, 2025 3:34:11 PM | pass | 27 | 4 | 4 | | 2025-02-27 | House | House Vote - Thursday, February 27, 2025 2:38:01 PM | pass | 95 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (20) - 2025-03-25: Notification that HB1558 is now Act 392 (House) - 2025-03-20: Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office. (House) - 2025-03-20: TO BE ENROLLED (House) - 2025-03-20: Senate amendment # 1 read and concurred in. (House) - 2025-03-19: Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it do pass, concur in Senate Amendment No. 1 (House) - 2025-03-13: Re-referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-03-13: Returned to the House as passed as amended # 1 . (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Read the third time and passed. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Re-referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-03-05: REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed. (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Withdrawn from Committee and placed on 2nd reading for purpose of amendment # 1 (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Rules suspended. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Received from the House. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. (House) - 2025-02-26: Returned by the Committee Do Pass (House) - 2025-02-24: Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE (House) - 2025-02-24: Filed (House) ## Bill text - HB1558 - Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1558.pdf) - Act Version: [PDF](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=392.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related bills - HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. (enacted) - HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS. (failed) - HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO SET PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF INJURED INDIV… (failed) - SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE USE OF ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; AND TO REGULATE ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS FACILITIES. (failed) - HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO PETITION TO SET ASIDE THE SALE OF PROPERTY TO CERTAIN P… (failed) - HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY; TO REQUIRE THAT A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BE SELECTED A… (failed) ## Sources - [HB1558 - Introduced (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Home/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2025R%2FPublic%2FHB1558.pdf) - [Act Version (PDF)](https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=392.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R) ## Related - [HB1265: AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1265-2025) - [HB1686: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING LICENSES TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUNS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1686-2025) - [HB1237: TO PROHIBIT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM SOLICITING INJURED INDIVIDUALS; AND TO S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1237-2025) - [SB440: TO AMEND THE LAW CONCERNING EMBALMERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS; TO REGULATE THE US…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-SB440-2025) - [HB1695: TO CLARIFY THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS FOR PROPERTY SUBJECT TO A MUNICIPAL LIEN; TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1695-2025) - [HR1012: TO AMEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HR1012-2025) - [Arkansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas/bills) - [Arkansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arkansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AR-HB1558-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).