Committee recommends rules implementing SB1968, including required broker responsibility course

Jul 16, 2025

Staff told the committee that SB1968 requires a broker responsibility course and related rule changes; the committee voted to recommend the draft rules to the full Texas Real Estate Commission for August consideration, though the governor's office may review the filing.

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Summer Mandel, the committee's government and strategic communications director, briefed members on SB1968 and the rule text staff proposes to implement it. "For the record, I'm Summer Mandel. I'm the government and strategic communications director for the agency," she said, and told the committee that "the broker responsibility course is going to be required for all brokers beginning January 1st, 2026." Staff said the requirement will apply at initial application and at renewal, and that delegated supervisors must also take the course.

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