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SF15 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons.(See SF 314 .)

A bill for an act relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons.(See SF 314 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
LOFGREN
Last action
2025-02-13
Official status
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 314 . S.J. 274 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons.(See SF 314 .)

A bill for an act relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons.(See SF 314 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons.(See SF 314 .)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 314 . S.J. 274 .

  2. 2025-02-06 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  3. 2025-02-04 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/06/2025 9:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.

  4. 2025-01-16 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Webster, Blake, and Driscoll. S.J. 107 .

  5. 2025-01-13 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 37 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the license application form for real estate brokers and salespersons.(See SF 314 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

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BY

LOFGREN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

license

application

form

for

real

estate

1

brokers

and

salespersons.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

543B.16,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

4.

The

application

form

prepared

or

3

furnished

by

the

real

estate

commission

must

allow

a

person

4

holding

a

real

estate

broker

license

who

is

applying

for

a

real

5

estate

salesperson

license,

or

a

person

holding

a

real

estate

6

salesperson

license

who

is

applying

for

a

real

estate

broker

7

license,

to

indicate

whether

the

license

being

applied

for

8

shall

become

effective

upon

approval

of

the

application

or

upon

9

the

expiration

of

the

applicant’s

current

license.

10

EXPLANATION

11

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

12

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

13

This

bill

relates

to

the

license

application

form

for

14

real

estate

brokers

and

salespersons.

Under

the

bill,

an

15

application

form

for

a

license

must

allow

a

person

holding

a

16

real

estate

broker

license

who

is

applying

for

a

real

estate

17

salesperson

license,

or

vice

versa,

to

indicate

whether

the

18

license

being

applied

for

shall

become

effective

upon

approval

19

of

the

application

or

upon

the

expiration

of

the

applicant’s

20

current

license.

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