GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HB 74 2023 Regular Session Thomas
COMMERCIAL REG ULATIONS: Provides relative to home inspectors.
DIGEST
Present law requires the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
(bureau) to make available upon request any information contained in the criminal history
record and identification files of the bureau to certain groups.
Proposed law retains present law and includes that the La. State Board of Home Inspectors
(board) may request criminal history records from the bureau.
Present law prohibits home inspectors from advertising to perform or providing repairs on
a home from the time of the home inspection until the date of sale.
Proposed law prohibits for one year after a home inspection a home inspector or any
company or firm with which the home inspector is an employee, owner, or independent
contractor from soliciting to repair, replace, or upgrade, or repairing, replacing, or upgrading
for compensation any system or component of a home that was the subject of the home
inspector's report and cited as deficient, in need of repair or replacement, or unsafe.
(Amends R.S. 15:587(A)(1)(a) and R.S. 37:1478(B))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Commerce to the
original bill:
1. Add that the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information makes
available upon request any information contained in the criminal history record
and identification files of the bureau to the Louisiana State Board of Home
Inspectors.
2. Expand upon the requirements of home inspector licensees in obtaining a
criminal history record request.
3. Authorize the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors to request and obtain
state and national criminal history record information from the Louisiana Bureau
of Criminal Identification and Information and the FBI for any person who is
licensed or registered, who is applying to be licensed or registered as a home
inspector, or who is an employee of the board.
4. Make technical changes.
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Delete technical amendment.
2. Delete proposed law that would make sending fingerprints to the board
mandatory.
3. Delete proposed law that provides that the board is entitled to the criminal history
records of the bureau for any home inspector licensee, prospective licensee, or
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present law, to the board, who may impose all such fees on the applicant.
4. Delete proposed law that requires the submission of and payment of all fees
associated with a criminal history record request from an applicant.
5. Restore present law that requires home inspector applicants to submit a criminal
background check request form to the office of state police.
6. Make technical changes.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer
Protection, and International Affairs to the reengrossed bill
1. Prohibits for one year after a home inspection a company or firm with which the
home inspector is an employee, owner, or independent contractor from soliciting
to repair, replace, or upgrade, or repairing, replacing, or upgrading for
compensation any system or component of a home that was subject of the home
inspector's report and cited as deficient, in need of repair or replacement, or
unsafe.
2. Changes the application on the one year prohibition to solicit certain jobs within
one year of a home inspection from a company or firm with which a home
inspector is affiliated to a company or firm with which a home inspector is an
employee, owner, or independent contractor.
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