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ConnecticutSB 003402026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING CONTINUING REAL ESTATE EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, PUBLIC MARKETING OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE LISTINGS AND REVISING THE TITLE OF A REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON TO A REAL ESTATE AGENT.
Sponsored By: Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Signed by Governor
Summary
To: (1) Revise the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees, (2) change the term real estate salesperson to real estate agent, and (3) establish a process regarding the public marketing of certain real estate listings.
insurance and real estate
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Buyers and renters get fair listing access
Beginning October 1, 2026, brokers and agents must give prospective buyers and tenants equal access to authorized property information, required disclosures, responses, and showings. Showings may be in person or virtual, and access applies whether people have their own representative or not. When a home is publicly marketed, its listing must appear on a platform open to the public at the same time or earlier. A qualifying platform cannot require credentials or mainly serve one brokerage. Sellers and landlords do not have to market a property publicly.
Agents face new education and fees
Beginning October 1, 2026, real estate licensees seeking a two-year renewal must complete at least 12 hours of continuing education during the two years before renewal. Each course must be at least two hours; an exam or approved equivalent study can also meet the requirement. Licensees pay an $8 processing fee every two years. A licensee who misses the requirement and reports the failure owes $315 if they complete it within two months after expiration, or $625 if they complete it more than two but no later than four months after expiration.
Sellers can keep listings private
Beginning October 1, 2026, sellers and landlords can ask not to market a property publicly. They and their broker must complete the required opt-out form when signing the listing agreement. The form must use the required format and be printed in at least 10-point type.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
Joshua M. Hall
Democratic • House
Kathy Kennedy
Republican • House
Tom Delnicki
Republican • House
Tony Hwang
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/12/2026
INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 3/12/2026
House Roll Call Vote 228 AS AMENDED
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/12/2026
Senate Roll Call Vote 238
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor
5/27/2026legislatureTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
5/15/2026legislatureTransmitted to the Secretary of State
5/15/2026legislaturePublic Act 26-23
5/14/2026legislatureIn Concurrence
5/4/2026legislatureHouse Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
5/4/2026HouseHouse Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
5/4/2026HouseRules Suspended
5/4/2026legislatureHouse Calendar Number 565
5/4/2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
5/4/2026HouseTransmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17
5/4/2026legislatureSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
5/4/2026SenateSenate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 5877
5/4/2026SenateFile Number 222
3/30/2026legislatureSenate Calendar Number 177
3/30/2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
3/30/2026SenateReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
3/30/2026legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM
3/23/2026legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
3/12/2026legislatureJoint Favorable Substitute
3/12/2026legislaturePublic Hearing 03/03
2/27/2026legislatureReferred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate
2/26/2026legislature
Bill Text
Public Act No. 26-23
5/4/2026
File No. 222
3/30/2026
INS Joint Favorable Substitute
3/12/2026
Raised Bill
2/26/2026
Bill Analysis For File Copy 222
Bill Analysis for SB-340, as amended by Senate "A"
Fiscal Note For File Copy 222
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5877 (No Fiscal Impact)
Fiscal Note for SB-340, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 5877)
House Roll Call Vote 228 AS AMENDED
INS Joint Fav. Rpt
INS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
Senate Roll Call Vote 238
Senate Schedule A LCO# 5877 (J)
Summary for Public Act No. 26-23
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