---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT relating to real estate brokerage."
description: "Amend KRS 324.010 to redefine \"real estate brokerage\" to include advertising for sale an equitable interest in a contract for the purchase of real property between a property owner and a prospective buyer; amend KRS 324.020 to limit this type of advertising to licensed real estate brokers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ky"
legislature: "Kentucky General Assembly"
session: "2023RS"
identifier: "HB 62"
citation: "Kentucky HB 62 (2023RS)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Advertising", "Contracts", "Licensing", "Occupations and Professions", "Property", "Real Estate"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7aa5ce19-9566-402c-83cc-6ca965be0fe0"
source_url: "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/23RS/hb62.html"
source_hash: "bda3a9bf24331e350517b1c52bcb200900a486e281c392453b785e3015636769"
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-ky"]
---

# Kentucky HB 62 (2023RS) — AN ACT relating to real estate brokerage.

Amend KRS 324.010 to redefine "real estate brokerage" to include advertising for sale an equitable interest in a contract for the purchase of real property between a property owner and a prospective buyer; amend KRS 324.020 to limit this type of advertising to licensed real estate brokers.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb62/orig_bill.pdf)
2. **Acts Chapter 84** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/23RS/documents/0084.pdf)
3. **Current/Final** (committee substitute) — [source](https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/23RS/hb62/bill.pdf)

## Votes

- FINAL PASS HB 62 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Pass — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-03T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations (H) `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Friday, February 17, 2023
- **2023-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 94-0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** received in Senate
- **2023-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** to Committee on Committees (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** to Licensing & Occupations (S) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill `reading-2`
- **2023-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Friday, March 10, 2023
- **2023-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** 3rd reading, passed 35 -0 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** received in House
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House `passage`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** enrolled, signed by President of the Senate `passage`
- **2023-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** delivered to Governor
- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 84) `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7aa5ce19-9566-402c-83cc-6ca965be0fe0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Kentucky legislature records).