---
type: "Bill"
title: "REAL ESTATE-BROKER COURSES"
description: "Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Makes a change to the licensure requirements for brokers. Removes a provision requiring that the 15 hours of situational and case study courses provide for instruction and real time discussion between the instructor and the students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3044"
citation: "Illinois SB 3044 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2014-02-07"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9ded852-43e3-40af-858f-64ad7b9be3a4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3044&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=79408&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "5114ed86512ac1099be360a14288bce1cfcec2caf986cd8d67bc228b62aae75c"
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-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 3044 (98th) — REAL ESTATE-BROKER COURSES

Amends the Real Estate License Act of 2000. Makes a change to the licensure requirements for brokers. Removes a provision requiring that the 15 hours of situational and case study courses provide for instruction and real time discussion between the instructor and the students.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3044&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79408&DocNum=3044&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3044eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79408&DocNum=3044&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3044enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=79408&DocNum=3044&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William R. Haine — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2014-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2014-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-19** Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-21** Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2014
- **2014-04-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2014
- **2014-04-07** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-07** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2014-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-28** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-22** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
- **2014-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 30, 2014
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 056-000-000
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1109 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9ded852-43e3-40af-858f-64ad7b9be3a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).