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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 128
BY SENATOR MILLS
SAFETY REGULATIONS. Requests the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors to
study applicable Louisiana law and rules to determine whether amendments are necessary
in order to expand the scope of practice of home inspectors.
A RESOLUTION1
To urge and request the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors to study applicable2
Louisiana law and rules to determine whether amendments are necessary in order to3
expand the scope of practice of home inspectors to ensure that Louisiana home4
buyers are adequately protected and informed about the condition of residential5
resale buildings. 6
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the safety, health, and well-being of residents7
of Louisiana to require the licensure and regulation of home inspectors; and 8
WHEREAS, a home inspector is presently defined as any person who holds himself9
out as a home inspector to the general public, or engages in the business of performing home10
inspections on resale residential buildings for compensation, or who examines any11
component of a building, through visual means and through normal user controls, without12
the use of mathematical sciences; and 13
WHEREAS, the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors adopted standards of14
practice, pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, which are minimum standards for15
home inspectors and are set forth in Title 46, Part XL of the Administrative Code; and 16
WHEREAS, such standards established a minimum and uniform standard for17
Louisiana state licenced home inspectors and provided that home inspections performed18 SR NO. 128
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pursuant to such standards of practice are intended to provide buyers with information1
regarding the condition of the systems and components of the home as observed at the time2
of inspection; and 3
WHEREAS, the standards of practice presently provide that inspections of certain4
defects are not required to be performed by a home inspector, including but not limited to5
life expectancy of any component or system, the presence or absence of any suspected or6
actual adverse environmental condition or hazardous substance, such as mold, and any7
component or system that was inspected and so stated in the home inspection report or pre-8
inspection agreement; and 9
WHEREAS, the standards of practice adopted by the board should be subject to10
continuous review and updating, including comparisons to other states, to ensure that11
licensed home inspectors in Louisiana are providing services adequate to protect persons12
purchasing any residential resale building.13
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana14
does hereby urge and request the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors to study15
applicable Louisiana law and rules to determine whether amendments are necessary in order16
to expand the scope of practice of home inspectors to ensure that Louisiana home buyers are17
adequately protected and informed about the condition of residential resale buildings.18
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors19
shall report the findings of such study, including any legislative proposals, to the Louisiana20
Senate not later than February 1, 2014. 21
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the22
chairman of the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors. 23
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Ducharme.
DIGEST
Mills SR No. 128
Requests the La. State Board of Home Inspectors to study applicable La. law and rules to
determine whether amendments are necessary in order to expand the scope of practice of
home inspectors to ensure that Louisiana home buyers are adequately protected and
informed about the condition of residential resale buildings.