HB 1746 presented by Keith Bell on Friday, March 14 in the Texas House

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By East Central Texas News

Mar 15, 2025

Rep. Keith Bell introduced HB 1746, a bill on Education, Occupational Regulation, and Property Interests, to the Texas House on Friday, March 14 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to approval of real estate educational programs and courses of study by the Texas Real Estate Commission’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill amends Section 1101.301(a) of the Texas Occupations Code to allow the Texas Real Estate Commission to set standards for the approval of real estate and real estate inspection educational programs and courses within the state. It excludes programs and courses offered by public high schools and accredited colleges and universities from these new standards. Additionally, the bill authorizes the commission to develop minimum education and experience requirements for instructors of these courses. The act is set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.

Keith Bell, chair of the House Committee on General Investigating and member of the House Committee on S/C on Workforce, proposed another three bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Bell graduated from Dallas Baptist University in 2013 with a BBS.

Keith Bell is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 4th House district. He replaced previous state representative Lance Gooden in 2019.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. Keith Bell in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB 1540	03/14/2025	Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process
HB 338	02/28/2025	Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation
HB 264	02/27/2025	Relating to the dedication of certain surplus state revenue for ad valorem tax relief