HLS 22RS-1977 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 1053
BY REPRESENTATIVE EMERSON
REAL ESTATE: Provides relative to the licensure of brokers
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 37:1437(C)(1)(d), relative to the licensure of real estate brokers; to require the
3 completion of certain licensing, educational, and examination requirements prior to
4 licensure as a real estate broker; to exempt Louisiana attorneys licensed as real estate
5 salespersons from such requirements; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 37:1437(C)(1)(d) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง1437. Application for license
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10 C.
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12 (1)
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14 (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (C)(1)(a) through (c)
15 of this Paragraph, Louisiana attorneys who are in good standing with the Louisiana
16 State Bar Association and who are licensed real estate salespersons are not subject
17 to the four-year licensure requirement, the instructional or education requirements,
18 or the examination requirements prescribed in this Paragraph.
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are additions. HLS 22RS-1977 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 1053
DIGEST
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 1053 Original 2022 Regular Session Emerson
Abstract: Exempts attorneys licensed as real estate salespersons from certain requirements
for licensure as a real estate broker.
Present law requires all applicants for licensure as a real estate broker in this state to be
licensed for 4 years prior to application as a real estate broker and complete 150 hours of
instruction in real estate courses, including passage of an examination on course contents.
Proposed law exempts attorneys licensed and in good standing with the La. State Bar
Association who are also licensed real estate salespersons from the requirements set forth
in present law.
(Adds R.S. 37:1437(C)(1)(d))
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