All Roll Calls
Yes: 127 • No: 0
UtahH.B. 4192025 General SessionHouse
Real Estate Revisions
Sponsored By: R. Neil Walter (Republican)
Signed by Governor
BusinessDepartment of CommerceReal EstateOccupational and Professional Licensing
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 5 mixed.
Listed real estate criminal penalties removed
The law repeals listed criminal penalties for individuals required to hold a real estate license who violate the chapter. The former first-violation penalty was a class A misdemeanor with up to six months in jail. A second or later violation was a third-degree felony with up to two years in prison. This repeal does not specify replacement penalties.
Brokerages must protect three years' records
Brokerages must keep and protect required records for three years after the applicable event. The clock starts when a transaction closes or fails, a lease starts, an offer is rejected, or property management ends. Transaction records must cover the parties, property, price, trust money, agreements or instructions, and details required by rule. Brokerages must make records available to the Utah Division of Real Estate for inspection or face discipline.
Clearer broker roles for home buyers
A buyer's principal broker can give a seller blank forms, including forms that are not state-approved. The seller or the seller's principal broker must give written permission; the buyer's broker cannot ask the seller for permission. A seller's principal broker does not become an unrepresented buyer's agent merely by contacting them, providing blank forms, or negotiating terms.
Broker licensing covers factory-built housing deals
Selling, listing, buying, exchanging, or auctioning factory-built housing counts as principal-broker activity, unless the person holds a factory-built housing dealer license. The law also removes improvements on real estate from the listed buying, exchange, or auction activities. People with an applicable registration exemption can conduct covered activities without registering with the Utah Division of Real Estate. This registration rule does not create a new exemption.
Real estate ads must identify brokerages
Beginning May 7, 2025, real estate licensees must name their brokerage in ads. Online and digital ads can instead link to the brokerage name within one click. A social post that only generally identifies someone's real estate profession is not an ad. That exception excludes posts promoting property or business opportunities, offering specific brokerage services, or asking the public to contact the licensee.
More discipline options for real estate professionals
With the director's agreement, the commission can order an admonition, reprimand, or surrender of credentials while discipline is pending. These options apply to people licensed, registered, or certified under the real estate chapter. An admonition publicly declares misconduct without naming the person; a reprimand names them. The division can publish these notices, suspensions, and revocations in its newsletter, without limiting website publication or required public-meeting disclosures. When choosing discipline, the commission must weigh seriousness, persistence, harm, cooperation, corrective steps, past violations, deterrence, financial gain, and justice—including whether the person knew or should have known the owner was 65 or older or a vulnerable adult.
Real estate investigations get firm deadlines
Recipients of authorized Utah Division of Real Estate investigation requests, including subpoenas and record requests, must respond within 10 business days after service. The division generally must start a disciplinary case by the earlier of two years after a report or the required record-retention deadline. That deadline pauses during subpoena enforcement and related appeals. Cases responding to civil or criminal judgments or settlements can start within one year after judgment or final settlement. The division and the person involved can agree in writing to extend the deadline.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
R. Neil Walter
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Calvin R. Musselman
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 26 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 6 • No: 0
House vote • 2/28/2025
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 65 • No: 0
House vote • 2/25/2025
House Comm - Amendment Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 2/25/2025
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 0
House vote • 2/25/2025
House Comm - Consent Calendar Recommendation
Yes: 10 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/25/2025House/ to Governor
3/17/2025HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/17/2025HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/14/2025HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/14/2025Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/11/2025Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/11/2025House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/7/2025HouseSenate/ to House
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/5/2025SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/4/2025SenateSenate/ committee report favorable
3/4/2025SenateSenate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
3/3/2025SenateSenate/ to standing committee
2/28/2025SenateSenate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
2/28/2025SenateSenate/ received from House
2/28/2025SenateHouse/ to Senate
2/28/2025HouseHouse/ passed 3rd reading
2/28/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/14/2025
Amended 2/26/2025 10:02:931
2/26/2025
Substitute #1
2/14/2025
Introduced
2/5/2025