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SB 453 Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors, Virginia Board for; licensing of home inspectors.

Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; licensing of home inspectors. Provides that beginning July 1, 2017, home inspectors must be licensed by the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors (the Board). Currently, home inspectors must be certified. The bill requires the Board to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill effective no later than July 1, 2017, and exempts the Board's initial adoption of such regulations from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), with the exception that the Board must provide an opportunity for public comment prior to adoption. The bill contains a technical amendment. This bill is identical to HB 741.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; licensing of home inspectors. Provides that beginning July 1, 2017, home inspectors must be licensed by the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors (the Board). Currently, home inspectors must be certified. The bill requires the Board to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill effective no later than July 1, 2017, and exempts the Board's initial adoption of such regulations from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.), with the exception that the Board must provide an opportunity for public comment prior to adoption. The bill contains a technical amendment.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors; licensing of home inspectors. Provides that beginning July 1, 2017, home inspectors must be licensed by the Virginia Board for Asbestos, Lead, and Home Inspectors (the Board). Currently home inspectors must be certified. The bill also provides that certain provisions shall become effective on July 1, 2016, to enable the Board to commence regulatory activity contemplated by this bill to establish the licensure of home inspectors. The bill contains a technical amendment.