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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Requires applicants to pass test to include topics on fair housing and requires 24 hours of continuing education.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Requires applicants to pass test to include topics on fair housing and requires 24 hours of continuing education.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 413"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 413 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Education", "Higher Education", "Housing", "Real Estate"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Calkin", "Lawson", "Murray", "Quezada"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-02-25"
+last_action: "2021-07-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d10e7fa9-9697-4047-8207-0fc5a2616d89"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "d1eeac277a0eed3b8994b6813d8303148fb7e3c427d524bfc87f4e5439e62ab4"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island SB 413 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Requires applicants to pass test to include topics on fair housing and requires 24 hours of continuing education.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **413 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0413Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AS AMENDED — **70–0** (pass) · upper
+- BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS — **31–5** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **68–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell — primary (person)
+- Calkin — primary (person)
+- Lawson — primary (person)
+- Murray — primary (person)
+- Quezada — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2021)
+- **2021-03-11** 03/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2021)
+- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-05-24** 05/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/01/2021)
+- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-19** 06/19/2021 Scheduled for consideration
+- **2021-06-20** 06/20/2021 Meeting postponed (06/22/2021)
+- **2021-06-20** 06/20/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d10e7fa9-9697-4047-8207-0fc5a2616d89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+