New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A4947: Real estate licensees-revise continuing education requirements
Status: Signed into law, July 22, 2026
Revises continuing education requirements for real estate licensees and regulation of certain real estate continuing education providers, instructors, and courses.
What the bill says
An Act concerning continuing education for real estate licensees 1[,] [ADDED: and] 1 amending various parts of the statutory law 1[, and supplementing chapter 15 of Title 45 of the New Jersey Statutes]1. Jersey: 1. R.S.45:15-9 is amended to read as follows: 45:15-9. a. All persons desiring to become real estate brokers, broker-salespersons, or salespersons shall apply to the commission for a license under the provisions of R.S.45:15-1 et seq. Every applicant for a license as a broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson shall be of the age of 18 years or over, and in the case of an association.
From the chaptered text, July 22, 2026:
An Act concerning continuing education for real estate licensees 1[,] [ADDED: and] 1 amending various parts of the statutory law 1[, and supplementing chapter 15 of Title 45 of the New Jersey Statutes]1. Jersey: 1. R.S.45:15-9 is amended to read as follows: 45:15-9. a. All persons desiring to become real estate brokers, broker-salespersons, or salespersons shall apply to the commission for a license under the provisions of R.S.45:15-1 et seq. Every applicant for a license as a broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson shall be of the age of 18 years or over, and in the case of an association or a corporation the directors thereof shall be of the age of 18 years or over. Application for a license, whether as a real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson, shall be made to the commission upon forms prescribed by it and shall be accompanied by an application fee of $50 which fee shall not be refundable. Every applicant for a license whether as a real estate broker, broker-salesperson, or salesperson shall have the equivalent of a high school education. The issuance of a license to an applicant who is a nonresident of this State shall be deemed to be his irrevocable consent that service of process upon him as a licensee in any action or proceeding may be made upon him by …