The Oregon Real Estate Agency posts information here about all rulemaking activities, including proposed, temporary, and permanent rules that are currently in process or have been recently adopted.
When the Agency engages in rulemaking, it will include on this page:
- The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including:
- A statement of potential fiscal impact of the proposed rule.
- A summary of the proposed rule.
- Impact on the Agency's workload
- Any FAQ documents developed pertaining to the rulemaking.
- The minutes or recordings from rulemaking meetings.
- All public comments made during the rulemaking process.
HB 3137 - Final
SUMMARY
Implements
House Bill 3137 (2025) which:
- Defines the new term "managing principal broker."
- Sets specific duties and responsibilities for managing principal brokers.
- Updates the requirements for written supervisory agreements.
- Defines "real estate teams."
- Updates the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees.
RULEMAKING TIMELINE
AGENCY RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS
Thank you for everyone's feedback during the public comment period on the administrative rulemaking process to implement House Bill 3137. The Oregon Real Estate Agency has considered all comments received and is taking the following steps in response.
The Agency will not be adopting the provision in the proposed rule that prohibits the use of the terms "real estate" or "realty" in the name of real estate teams. As defined in HB 3137 section 13, a "real estate team" is a subdivision of a registered business that performs professional real estate activities and is comprised of one or more real estate licensees operating under a name other than the registered business name.
However, House Bill 3137 as passed by the legislature still contains this prohibition. The restriction will exist in law as of January 1, 2026, even though the Agency is not adopting this language in administrative rules.
To further address the concerns raised, the Agency has been in contact with the sponsors of HB 3137, who have agreed to put forward a bill to strike the prohibition in the upcoming 2026 legislative session.
In the interim, from January 1, 2026, through the end of the legislative session on March 9, 2026, the Agency will withhold determinations on any complaints received pertaining to the prohibition on the use of "real estate" or "realty" in team names.
During the rulemaking public comment period, the Agency received additional feedback related to the opportunity for team registrations within eLicense. While this proposal falls outside the scope of rulemaking for HB 3137, the Agency is evaluating this information for a potential statutory change in an upcoming legislative session.
HB 2373 - Proposed
SUMMARY
Implements
House Bill 2373 (2025) which:
- Creates a timeshare sales agent license.
- Establishes licensing requirements for a timeshare sales agent.
RULEMAKING TIMELINE
- October 25, 2025 - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking filed
- November 24, 2025, @ 10:00 a.m. - Remote Rulemaking Hearing
- November 24, 2025 @ 5:00 p.m.- Public Comment Period Ends
- December 15, 2025 - Permanent Administrative Order Filed
- January 1, 2026 - Effective Date
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