New York A 7691: Increases the period of supervision required for certain real estate license applications

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A07691 Summary:

BILL NOA07691 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05426

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SPONSORBraunstein

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COSPNSRGriffin

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §441, RP L

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Increases the period of supervision to five years for real estate brokers applying for a license.

Go to top A07691 Actions:

BILL NOA07691 

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04/04/2025referred to judiciary

06/15/2025reference changed to ways and means

06/16/2025reported referred to rules

06/16/2025reported 

06/16/2025rules report cal.810

06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.810

06/16/2025substituted by s5426

&nbspS05426 AMEND= SKOUFIS

&nbsp02/21/2025REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

&nbsp06/13/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

&nbsp06/13/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.2033

&nbsp06/13/2025PASSED SENATE

&nbsp06/13/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

&nbsp06/13/2025referred to judiciary

&nbsp06/16/2025substituted for a7691

&nbsp06/16/2025ordered to third reading rules cal.810

&nbsp06/16/2025passed assembly

&nbsp06/16/2025returned to senate

&nbsp10/09/2025DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

&nbsp10/09/2025VETOED MEMO.30

Go to topA07691 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Pretlow 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:32/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules PretlowAyeRaAye

GlickAyeFitzpatrickAye

ColtonAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

BenedettoAyePalmesanoAye

WeprinAyeWalshAye

RamosAbsentDeStefanoAye

BraunsteinAyeManktelowAye

McDonaldAyeSmullenAye

RozicExcusedGiglioAye

DinowitzAye

MagnarelliAye

BronsonAye

DilanAye

SeawrightAye

HyndmanAye

WalkerAye

Bichotte HermelAye

SimonAye

CruzAye

OtisAye

SolagesAye

HunterAye

EpsteinAye

SeptimoAbsent

Committee:RULES Chair:Glick 
DATE:06/16/2025AYE/NAY:29/0 Action: Favorable HeastieExcusedBarclayAye

PretlowAyeHawleyAye

CookAyeBlankenbushAye

GlickAyeRaAye

DinowitzAyeBrabenecAye

ColtonAyePalmesanoAye

MagnarelliAyeReillyAye

PaulinAyeSmithAye

Peoples-StokesAyeJensenAye

BenedettoAye

LavineAye

LupardoAye

BraunsteinAye

DavilaAye

HyndmanAye

RozicExcused

BronsonAye

HevesiAye

HunterAye

TaylorAye

CruzAye

VanelAye

Go to topA07691 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07691 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7691

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation to increasing the
 period of supervision required for certain real estate license appli-
 cations

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 441 of the real
 2 property law, as separately amended by sections 6 and 7 of chapter 529
 3 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (b) Such further information as the department may reasonably require
 5 shall be furnished by the applicant including sufficient proof of having
 6 taken and passed a written examination and answered such questions as
 7 may be prepared by the department to enable it to determine the trust-
 8 worthiness of the applicant if an individual, or of each member of a
 9 co-partnership or each member of a limited liability company or each
 10 officer of a corporation for whom a license as a broker is asked, and
 11 their competency to transact the business of real estate broker in such
 12 a manner as to safeguard the interests of the public. In determining
 13 competency, the department shall require proof that the person being
 14 tested to qualify to apply for a broker's license has a fair knowledge
 15 of the English language, a fair understanding of the general purposes
 16 and general legal effect of deeds, mortgages, land contracts of sale,
 17 and leases, a general and fair understanding of the obligations between
 18 principal and agent, has taken a class on cultural competency training,
 19 a general and fair understanding of the laws, rules and regulations
 20 pertaining to fair housing and discrimination in the sale or rental of
 21 real property or an interest in real property, as well as of the
 22 provisions of this section. The applicant must also furnish