---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of February 19, 1980 (P.L.15, No.9), known as the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, in definitions, further providing for definitions; and, in powers and duties of the State Real Estate Commission - general, further providing for continuing education."
description: "An Act amending the act of February 19, 1980 (P.L.15, No.9), known as the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, in definitions, further providing for definitions; and, in powers and duties of the State Real Estate Commission - general, further providing for continuing education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1849"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1849 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Polinchock"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-09-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96797dd7-4c0a-4d65-8887-f6bd3d44bd89"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1849"
source_hash: "ff8c9a72b64f03d8604e0b566c706df89f22275b76f2d36eb5156fbb731f5853"
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-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania HB 1849 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of February 19, 1980 (P.L.15, No.9), known as the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act, in definitions, further providing for definitions; and, in powers and duties of the State Real Estate Commission - general, further providing for continuing education.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 2092** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1849&pn=2092)

## Votes

- HB 1849 PN 2092, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE): Reported as Committed — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Polinchock — primary (person)
- Bernstine — cosponsor (person)
- Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Farry — cosponsor (person)
- Guzman — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- M. Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Malagari — cosponsor (person)
- Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Mizgorski — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- R. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- R. Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Rothman — cosponsor (person)
- Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Schmitt — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Struzzi — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2092 Referred to PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 25 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96797dd7-4c0a-4d65-8887-f6bd3d44bd89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).