New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

New Mexico House Bill HB491 Compare Versions

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28	28	HOUSE BILL 491
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
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45	45	2025
46	46	INTRODUCED BY
47	47	Jonathan A. Henry
48	48	AN ACT
49	49	RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES; LICENSING PRIVATE
50	50	INSPECTION COMPANIES; ALLOWING COMPANIES TO PROVIDE PRIVATE
51	51	INSPECTORS FOR GOVERNMENTS AND FOR CONTRACTORS AND HOMEOWNERS;
52	52	REQUIRING THE EMPLOYMENT OF CERTIFIED BUILDING OFFICIALS;
53	53	LIMITING EMPLOYMENT OF INSPECTORS; CLARIFYING PROVISIONS OF THE
54	54	CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES LICENSING ACT; MAKING TECHNICAL
55	55	AMENDMENTS.
56	56	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
57	57	SECTION 1. Section 60-13-1.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
58	58	Chapter 199, Section 4, as amended) is amended to read:
59	59	"60-13-1.1. PURPOSE OF THE ACT.--The purpose of the
60	60	Construction Industries Licensing Act is to promote the general
61	61	welfare of the people of New Mexico by providing for the
62	62	protection of life and property by adopting and enforcing codes
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90	90	and standards for construction, alteration, installation,
91	91	connection, demolition and repair work. To effect this
92	92	purpose, it is the intent of the legislature that:
93	93	A. examination, licensing and certification of the
94	94	occupations and trades within the jurisdiction of the
95	95	Construction Industries Licensing Act be such as to ensure or
96	96	encourage the highest quality of performance and to require
97	97	compliance with approved codes and standards and be, to the
98	98	maximum extent possible, uniform in application, procedure and
99	99	enforcement;
100	100	B. to provide more inspection resources for
101	101	governments, the division shall license private inspection
102	102	companies to perform inspection services for governments;
103	103	perform inspections for licensed contractors and homeowners to
104	104	enforce and improve building safety; ensure contractor
105	105	compliance with laws, codes and standards; and provide for a
106	106	more efficient and cost-effective construction process for
107	107	governments, contractors and homeowners;
108	108	[B.] C. there be eliminated the wasteful and
109	109	inefficient administrative practices of dual licensing,
110	110	duplication of inspection, nonuniform classification and
111	111	examination of closely related trades or occupational
112	112	activities and jurisdictional conflicts; and
113	113	[C.] D. contractors and private inspection
114	114	companies be required to furnish and maintain evidence of
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143	143	responsibility."
144	144	SECTION 2. Section 60-13-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
145	145	Chapter 199, Section 2, as amended by Laws 2013, Chapter 142,
146	146	Section 1 and by Laws 2013, Chapter 153, Section 1) is amended
147	147	to read:
148	148	"60-13-2. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.--As used in the
149	149	Construction Industries Licensing Act:
150	150	A. "division" means the construction industries
151	151	division of the regulation and licensing department;
152	152	B. "trade bureau", "jurisdiction" and "trade bureau
153	153	jurisdiction" mean the electrical bureau, the mechanical
154	154	bureau, the general construction bureau or the liquefied
155	155	petroleum gas bureau of the division;
156	156	C. "jurisdictional conflict" means a conflict
157	157	between or among trade bureaus as to the exercise of
158	158	jurisdiction over an occupation or trade for which a license is
159	159	required under the provisions of the Construction Industries
160	160	Licensing Act;
161	161	D. "person" includes an individual, firm,
162	162	partnership, corporation, association or other organization, or
163	163	any combination thereof;
164	164	E. "qualifying party" means [an individual ] a
165	165	person who submits to the examination for a [license ]
166	166	certificate of qualification to be issued under the
167	167	Construction Industries Licensing Act and who is responsible
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196	196	for [the licensee's] a licensed contractor's compliance with
197	197	the requirements of that act and with the rules, [regulations ]
198	198	codes and standards adopted and promulgated in accordance with
199	199	that act;
200	200	F. "certificate of qualification" means a
201	201	certificate issued by the division to a qualifying party;
202	202	G. "journeyman" means [an individual ] a person who
203	203	is properly certified by the electrical bureau or the
204	204	mechanical bureau, as required by law, to engage in or work at
205	205	the certified trade;
206	206	H. "apprentice" means [an individual ] a person who
207	207	is engaged, as [the individual's ] that person's principal
208	208	occupation, in learning and assisting in a trade;
209	209	I. "wages" means compensation paid to [an
210	210	individual] a person by an employer from which taxes are
211	211	required to be withheld by federal and state law;
212	212	J. "public use" means the use or occupancy of a
213	213	structure, facility or manufactured commercial unit to which
214	214	the general public, as distinguished from residents or
215	215	employees, has access;
216	216	K. "bid" means a written or oral offer to contract;
217	217	L. "building" means a structure built for use or
218	218	occupancy by persons or property, including manufactured
219	219	commercial units and modular homes or premanufactured homes
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249	249	on skids or permanent foundations or whether constructed on or
250	250	off the site of location;
251	251	M. "inspection agency" means a [firm, partnership,
252	252	corporation, association or any combination thereof ] person
253	253	approved in accordance with [regulations ] rules promulgated by
254	254	the division as having the personnel and equipment available to
255	255	adequately inspect for the proper construction of manufactured
256	256	commercial units, modular homes or premanufactured homes;
257	257	N. "director" means the administrative head of the
258	258	division;
259	259	O. "chief" means the administrative head of a trade
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261	261	P. "commission" means the construction industries
262	262	commission;
263	263	Q. "manufactured commercial unit" means a movable
264	264	or portable housing structure over thirty-two feet in length or
265	265	over eight feet in width that is constructed to be towed on its
266	266	own chassis and designed so as to be installed without a
267	267	permanent foundation for use as an office or other commercial
268	268	purpose and that may include one or more components that can be
269	269	retracted for towing purposes and subsequently expanded for
270	270	additional capacity, or two or more units separately towable
271	271	but designed to be joined into one integral unit, as well as a
272	272	single unit, but that does not include any movable or portable
273	273	housing structure over twelve feet in width and forty feet in
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302	302	length that is used for nonresidential purposes. "Manufactured
303	303	commercial unit" does not include modular or premanufactured
304	304	homes, built to a nationally recognized standard adopted by the
305	305	commission and designed to be permanently affixed to real
306	306	property;
307	307	R. "code" means a body or compilation of provisions
308	308	or standards adopted by the commission that govern contracting
309	309	or some aspect of contracting; that provide for safety and
310	310	protection of life and health; and that are published by a
311	311	nationally recognized standards association;
312	312	S. "inspector" means a person certified by the
313	313	division and certified by one or more trade bureaus to conduct
314	314	inspections of permitted work to ensure that all work performed
315	315	by a contractor or the homeowner complies with the applicable
316	316	code;
317	317	T. "statewide inspector's certificate" means a
318	318	certificate that enables an inspector to conduct inspections in
319	319	one or more trade bureau jurisdictions for [the state or any
320	320	county, municipality or other political subdivision ] a
321	321	government or private inspection company that has a certified
322	322	building official in its employ; [and ]
323	323	U. "certified building official" means an employee
324	324	of [any county, municipality or other political subdivision ] a
325	325	government or private inspection company who has a broad
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355	355	nationally recognized code organization certified building
356	356	official certificate and has:
357	357	(1) been a practicing inspector or practicing
358	358	contractor for at least five years; or
359	359	(2) held a management position in a
360	360	construction-related company or construction organization for
361	361	at least five of the past ten years;
362	362	V. "private inspection company" means a private
363	363	enterprise that is licensed by the division to apply for
364	364	permits and conduct inspections of permitted work to ensure
365	365	that all work performed by a contractor or homeowner complies
366	366	with applicable codes and approved plans, including inspections
367	367	of manufactured commercial units, modular homes or
368	368	premanufactured homes, and that reports to the appropriate
369	369	governmental jurisdiction; and
370	370	W. "government" means the state or a county,
371	371	municipality or other political subdivision ."
372	372	SECTION 3. Section 60-13-8 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
373	373	Chapter 199, Section 12, as amended) is amended to read:
374	374	"60-13-8. DIVISION--EMPLOYEES--EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES.--
375	375	A. The division shall employ personnel, procure
376	376	equipment and supplies and assemble records as necessary to
377	377	carry out the provisions of the Construction Industries
378	378	Licensing Act.
379	379	B. [Any] A person who is employed or placed under
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408	408	contract by the division or by [any county or municipality for
409	409	the purpose of carrying ] another government to carry out the
410	410	provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act and who
411	411	holds [any] a contractor's license or certificate of competence
412	412	issued by the division shall, as a condition of employment or
413	413	contract, surrender the contractor's license or certificate of
414	414	competence to the division to be held in inactive status. The
415	415	division shall place the license or certificate on hold
416	416	effective from the date the employment or contract begins until
417	417	the date the employment or contract terminates. The license or
418	418	certificate shall remain in effect after the hold period for
419	419	the same number of days as it would have remained in effect but
420	420	for the hold.
421	421	C. Employees of the division shall not engage in
422	422	any business activity that would be considered contracting
423	423	pursuant to the Construction Industries Licensing Act. "
424	424	SECTION 4. Section 60-13-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1978,
425	425	Chapter 73, Section 1, as amended by Laws 2013, Chapter 142,
426	426	Section 2 and by Laws 2013, Chapter 153, Section 2) is amended
427	427	to read:
428	428	"60-13-9. DIVISION--DUTIES.--The division shall:
429	429	A. approve and adopt examinations on codes and
430	430	standards, business knowledge, division rules [and regulations ]
431	431	and [on] the Construction Industries Licensing Act recommended
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461	461	licenses;
462	462	B. issue, under the director's signature,
463	463	contractor's licenses, [and ] certificates of qualification and
464	464	private inspection company licenses in accordance with the
465	465	provisions of the Construction Industries Licensing Act;
466	466	C. submit a list of all contractor's licenses,
467	467	statewide inspector's certificates, [and ] certificates of
468	468	qualification and private inspection company licenses issued by
469	469	the division to the commission for review and approval;
470	470	D. resolve jurisdictional conflicts by assigning
471	471	specific responsibility to the appropriate bureau for preparing
472	472	examinations and for certifying and inspecting each occupation,
473	473	trade or activity covered by the Construction Industries
474	474	Licensing Act;
475	475	E. establish and collect fees authorized to be
476	476	collected by the division pursuant to the Construction
477	477	Industries Licensing Act;
478	478	F. adopt all building codes and minimum standards
479	479	as recommended by the trade bureaus and approved by the
480	480	commission so that the public welfare is protected, uniformity
481	481	is promoted and conflicting provisions are avoided;
482	482	G. with approval of the superintendent of
483	483	regulation and licensing, employ such personnel as the division
484	484	deems necessary for the exclusive purpose of investigating
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514	514	enforcing Sections 60-13-12 and 60-13-38 NMSA 1978 and
515	515	instituting legal action in the name of the division to
516	516	accomplish the provisions of Section 60-13-52 NMSA 1978;
517	517	H. approve, disapprove or revise the recommended
518	518	budget of each trade bureau and submit the budgets of those
519	519	bureaus, along with its own budget, to the regulation and
520	520	licensing department;
521	521	I. approve, disapprove or revise and submit to the
522	522	regulation and licensing department all requests of the trade
523	523	bureaus for emergency budget transfers;
524	524	J. make an annual report to the superintendent of
525	525	regulation and licensing and develop a policy manual concerning
526	526	the operations of the division and the trade bureaus. The
527	527	report shall also contain the division's recommendations for
528	528	legislation it deems necessary to improve the licensing and
529	529	technical practices of the construction and LP gas industries
530	530	and to protect persons, property and agencies of the state and
531	531	its political subdivisions;
532	532	K. adopt, subject to commission approval, rules
533	533	[and regulations] necessary to carry out the provisions of the
534	534	Construction Industries Licensing Act and the LPG and CNG Act;
535	535	L. maintain a complete record of all applications;
536	536	all licenses issued, renewed, canceled, revoked and suspended;
537	537	and all fines and penalties imposed by the division or
538	538	commission and may make that information available to certified
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567	567	code jurisdictions;
568	568	M. furnish, upon payment of a reasonable fee
569	569	established by the division, a certified copy of any license
570	570	issued or of the record of the official revocation or
571	571	suspension thereof. Such certified copy shall be prima facie
572	572	evidence of the facts stated therein; and
573	573	N. publish a list of contractors, with their
574	574	addresses and classifications, licensed by the division. The
575	575	list shall be furnished without charge to such public
576	576	officials, public bodies or public works and building
577	577	departments as the division deems advisable. The list shall be
578	578	published [annually and supplements shall be provided ] at least
579	579	quarterly on the division's website and updated more frequently
580	580	as the division deems necessary. [Copies ] A paper copy of the
581	581	published list [and supplements ] shall be furnished to any
582	582	person upon request and payment of a reasonable fee established
583	583	by the division."
584	584	SECTION 5. Section 60-13-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
585	585	Chapter 199, Section 14, as amended) is amended to read:
586	586	"60-13-11. DIVISION OR COMMISSION--POWERS.--The division
587	587	or the commission may:
588	588	A. sue and be sued, issue subpoenas and compel the
589	589	attendance of witnesses and the production of documents,
590	590	records and physical exhibits in any hearing;
591	591	B. administer oaths;
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622	622	D. compel minimum code compliance in all certified
623	623	code jurisdictions and political subdivisions; and
624	624	E. investigate and prosecute code and license
625	625	violations in any code jurisdictions in New Mexico."
626	626	SECTION 6. Section 60-13-32 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
627	627	Chapter 199, Section 35, as amended) is amended to read:
628	628	"60-13-32. TRADE BUREAUS--DEFINITIONS.--As used in the
629	629	Construction Industries Licensing Act:
630	630	A. "electrical wiring" means all wiring,
631	631	conductors, fixtures, devices, conduits, appliances or other
632	632	equipment, including generating equipment such as solar
633	633	electricity generating equipment of not over ten kilowatt
634	634	capacity, used in connection with the general distribution or
635	635	use of electrical energy;
636	636	B. "plumbing" means the installing, altering and
637	637	repairing of all plumbing fixtures, fixture traps and soil,
638	638	waste, supply and vent pipes, with their devices, appurtenances
639	639	and connections, through which water, waste, sewage, oil and
640	640	air are carried, when done within the property lines of the
641	641	building or structure to be served by the plumbing or to the
642	642	point of connection with the utility system. This subsection
643	643	shall not be construed as prohibiting the installation by a
644	644	"fixed works" licensee of service lines from the utility system
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673	673	to a point five feet outside the building or structure to be
674	674	served by the plumbing;
675	675	C. "fixtures" includes closet bowls, lavatories,
676	676	bathtubs, showers, kitchen sinks, laundry trays, hot water
677	677	tanks, softeners, urinals, bidets, service sinks, shower pans,
678	678	drink fountains, water compressors, water coolers, septic tanks
679	679	or similar systems of sewage disposal and such other similar
680	680	fixtures used in plumbing as designated by the mechanical
681	681	bureau;
682	682	D. "gas fitting" means the installing, altering and
683	683	repairing of consumers' gas piping and the installation or
684	684	safety-related repair of appliances [utilizing ] using natural
685	685	gas as fuel and their appurtenances in or upon premises of the
686	686	consumers;
687	687	E. "softener" or "water conditioner" means any
688	688	appliance, apparatus, fixture and equipment that is designed to
689	689	soften, filter or change the mineral content of water, whether
690	690	permanent or portable; and
691	691	F. "certificate of competence" means evidence of
692	692	competence issued by the division to a journeyman electrician,
693	693	journeyman plumber, journeyman gas fitter, journeyman pipe
694	694	fitter or journeyman welder working on pipelines, collection
695	695	lines or compressor stations."
696	696	SECTION 7. Section 60-13-41 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
697	697	Chapter 199, Section 49, as amended by Laws 2013, Chapter 142,
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726	726	Section 4 and by Laws 2013, Chapter 153, Section 4) is amended
727	727	to read:
728	728	"60-13-41. INSPECTORS--DESIGNATED INSPECTION
729	729	AGENCIES--PRIVATE INSPECTION COMPANIES .--
730	730	A. The division may employ state inspectors [shall
731	731	be employed by the director ] or may contract with a private
732	732	inspection company to carry out state inspections .
733	733	B. Qualifications for inspectors shall be
734	734	prescribed by the commission, and applicants shall submit to an
735	735	appropriate background check as prescribed by the commission.
736	736	Inspectors shall meet the minimum continuing education
737	737	requirements as prescribed by the nationally recognized code
738	738	organization for each trade bureau jurisdiction and provide
739	739	proof of such credits to the division upon application for or
740	740	renewal of certification.
741	741	C. The division shall certify and issue a statewide
742	742	inspector's certificate to any person who meets the
743	743	requirements established by the nationally recognized code
744	744	organization for certification. The certificate shall list all
745	745	trade bureaus for which the inspector is certified to inspect
746	746	and shall be valid for a term of three years.
747	747	D. An inspector or statewide inspector shall be
748	748	employed by a [county, municipality or other political
749	749	subdivision] government or by a private inspection company in
750	750	order to inspect work under permits issued in the trade bureau
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779	779	for which the inspector or statewide inspector is certified;
780	780	provided that the [county, municipality or other political
781	781	subdivision] government or private inspection company has a
782	782	certified building official in its employ and the government
783	783	has adopted the current minimum code standards as established
784	784	by the commission. A government shall publish any codes in
785	785	their entirety that it has adopted that are in excess of state
786	786	codes.
787	787	E. Except as provided in Subsection F of this
788	788	section, the state or its agent, which may be a private
789	789	inspection company, shall conduct all inspections if [a county,
790	790	municipality or other political subdivision ] another government
791	791	does not have a certified building official in its employ.
792	792	F. A [county, municipality or other political
793	793	subdivision] government may enter into a memorandum of
794	794	understanding to share a certified building official and
795	795	inspectors operating under that certified building official
796	796	with another [county, municipality or other political
797	797	subdivision; provided that the certified building official is
798	798	employed in the same county, in an adjacent county, within one
799	799	hundred miles of the county, municipality or other political
800	800	subdivision or as approved by the division ] government or may
801	801	contract with a private inspection company for the services of
802	802	a certified building official and inspectors. Memoranda of
803	803	understanding and contracts pursuant to this subsection shall
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832	832	be listed on the division's website.
833	833	[G. A person currently acting in the capacity of a
834	834	certified building official may continue to act in that
835	835	capacity and shall have five years from the effective date of
836	836	this 2013 act to become a certified building official as
837	837	prescribed by the Construction Industries Licensing Act. ]
838	838	G. When a certified building official leaves the
839	839	employ of a [county, municipality or other political
840	840	subdivision] government, the plan review, permitting and
841	841	inspections overseen by that certified building official shall
842	842	transfer to the state unless the [county, municipality or other
843	843	political subdivision ] government, within sixty days, or a
844	844	longer period as approved by the division, replaces that
845	845	certified building official or enters into a memorandum of
846	846	understanding or contract pursuant to Subsection F of this
847	847	section. When a certified building official leaves the employ
848	848	of a private inspection company, the company has sixty days, or
849	849	a longer period as approved by the division, to replace that
850	850	certified building official.
851	851	H. The division may appoint inspection agencies or
852	852	private inspection companies to inspect the construction,
853	853	installation, alteration or repair of manufactured commercial
854	854	units, modular homes and premanufactured homes, including those
855	855	manufacturers whose business premises are without the state, to
856	856	ensure that the New Mexico standards of construction and
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885	885	installation are adhered to and that the quality of
886	886	construction meets all New Mexico codes and standards. If the
887	887	inspection agency or private inspection company has no place of
888	888	business within the state, it shall file a written statement
889	889	with the secretary of state setting forth its name and business
890	890	address and designating the secretary of state as its agent for
891	891	the service of process.
892	892	I. The division shall, with the approval of the
893	893	commission, establish qualifications for inspectors and
894	894	statewide inspectors certified to inspect in more than one
895	895	bureau's jurisdiction.
896	896	J. The director shall assign an investigator to
897	897	investigate the merits of every complaint brought against an
898	898	inspector, inspection agency or private inspection company and
899	899	report to the commission within ten days."
900	900	SECTION 8. Section 60-13-42 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
901	901	Chapter 199, Section 50, as amended) is amended to read:
902	902	"60-13-42. AUTHORITY OF INSPECTORS--LIMITATION.--
903	903	A. A state-certified inspector, including state-
904	904	certified inspectors employed by a private inspection company ,
905	905	may, during reasonable hours, enter any building or go upon any
906	906	premises in the discharge of the inspector's official duties
907	907	[for the purpose of making ] to make an inspection of work
908	908	performed or [for the purpose of testing ] to test any
909	909	installation authorized within the jurisdiction of the
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938	938	inspector's trade certification. The inspector may cut or
939	939	disconnect, or have cut or disconnected in cases of emergency,
940	940	an installation or device when necessary for safety to life or
941	941	property or where the installation may interfere with the work
942	942	of a fire department. Public utilities, rural electric
943	943	cooperatives and utility departments of counties or
944	944	municipalities shall cooperate with the requests of inspectors.
945	945	B. The inspector may disconnect or order the
946	946	discontinuance of service to any installation, device,
947	947	appliance or equipment found to be dangerous to life or
948	948	property because it is defective or is incorrectly installed,
949	949	until the installation, device, appliance or equipment is made
950	950	safe and is approved by the inspector.
951	951	C. The inspector may order the correction of any
952	952	defects or any incorrect installation that prompted the
953	953	disconnection and discontinuance of service.
954	954	D. In all cases where disconnection is made, a
955	955	notice shall be attached by the inspector to the installation,
956	956	device, appliance or equipment disconnected, which notice shall
957	957	state that the same has been disconnected by or on order of the
958	958	inspector and the reason for the disconnection. It is unlawful
959	959	for a person to remove the notice or to use the installation,
960	960	device, appliance or equipment without authorization of an
961	961	inspector.
962	962	E. The division shall by [regulation ] rule adopt
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991	991	official inspection stickers or medallions [for the purpose of
992	992	identifying] to identify those modular homes and
993	993	premanufactured homes that have been inspected and found to
994	994	comply with all requirements of the state codes and standards.
995	995	State inspection and acceptance for use of modular homes and
996	996	premanufactured homes shall exclusively apply to the use and
997	997	occupancy of such dwellings in the state and in any of its
998	998	political subdivisions, subject to the requirements of local
999	999	planning and zoning ordinances and ordinances requiring permits
1000	1000	and inspections for foundations, electrical and mechanical
1001	1001	hookups or other safety or sanitary requirements.
1002	1002	F. Certified building officials and inspectors
1003	1003	employed by governments shall not be employed by private
1004	1004	inspection companies. "
1005	1005	SECTION 9. Section 60-13-44 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
1006	1006	Chapter 199, Section 52, as amended) is amended to read:
1007	1007	"60-13-44. TRADE BUREAUS--STANDARDS--CONFLICTS.--
1008	1008	A. The electrical bureau shall recommend to the
1009	1009	commission minimum standards for the installation or use of
1010	1010	electrical wiring. The recommendations shall substantially
1011	1011	embody the applicable provisions of an electrical code for
1012	1012	safety to life and property promulgated by a nationally
1013	1013	recognized association and developed through an open, balanced
1014	1014	consensus process.
1015	1015	B. The mechanical bureau shall recommend to the
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1044	1044	commission minimum standards for the installation of all
1045	1045	fixtures, consumers' gas pipe, appliances and materials
1046	1046	installed in the course of a mechanical installation. The
1047	1047	recommendations shall be in substantial conformity with codes
1048	1048	and standards that are developed through an open, balanced
1049	1049	consensus process. Manufacturers may choose the independent
1050	1050	certification organization they wish to certify their products
1051	1051	if the certification organization is accredited by the American
1052	1052	national standards institute or other accreditation
1053	1053	organization selected by the commission.
1054	1054	C. The general construction bureau shall recommend
1055	1055	to the commission minimum standards for the construction,
1056	1056	alteration or repair of buildings, except for those activities
1057	1057	within the jurisdiction of the electrical bureau or the
1058	1058	mechanical bureau. The recommendations shall substantially
1059	1059	embody the applicable provisions of a nationally recognized
1060	1060	building code that is developed through an open, balanced
1061	1061	consensus process and shall give due regard to physical,
1062	1062	climatic and other conditions peculiar to New Mexico. The
1063	1063	standards shall include the authority to permit or deny
1064	1064	occupancy of existing and new buildings or structures and
1065	1065	authority to accept or deny the use of materials manufactured
1066	1066	within or without the state. The general construction bureau
1067	1067	may set minimum fees or charges for conducting tests to verify
1068	1068	claims or specifications of manufacturers.
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1097	1097	D. The general construction bureau shall recommend
1098	1098	to the commission additional specifications for any public
1099	1099	building constructed in the state through expenditure of state,
1100	1100	county or municipal funds, bonds and other revenues, which
1101	1101	specifications shall embody standards making the building
1102	1102	accessible to persons who have a physical disability, and the
1103	1103	specifications shall conform substantially with those contained
1104	1104	in a nationally recognized standard for making public
1105	1105	facilities accessible to persons with a physical disability
1106	1106	that is developed through an open, balanced consensus process.
1107	1107	All orders and rules recommended by the general construction
1108	1108	bureau and adopted by the commission under the provisions of
1109	1109	this section shall be printed and distributed to all licensed
1110	1110	contractors, architects and engineers and to the governor's
1111	1111	commission on disability. The orders and rules shall take
1112	1112	effect on a date fixed by the commission, which shall not be
1113	1113	less than thirty days after their adoption by the commission,
1114	1114	and shall have the force of law.
1115	1115	E. The general construction bureau shall have the
1116	1116	right of review of all specifications of public buildings and
1117	1117	the responsibility to ensure compliance with the adopted
1118	1118	standards.
1119	1119	F. [All political subdivisions of the state ]
1120	1120	Governments and private inspection companies are subject to the
1121	1121	provisions of codes adopted and approved under the Construction
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1150	1150	Industries Licensing Act. Such codes constitute a minimum
1151	1151	requirement for the codes of political subdivisions. If a
1152	1152	government adopts codes with minimum requirements in excess of
1153	1153	state codes, it shall publish those codes in their entirety.
1154	1154	G. The trade bureaus within their respective
1155	1155	jurisdictions shall recommend to the commission standards that
1156	1156	are developed through an open, balanced consensus process for
1157	1157	the installation or use of electrical wiring, the installation
1158	1158	of all fixtures, consumers' gas pipe, appliances and materials
1159	1159	installed in the course of mechanical installation and the
1160	1160	construction, alteration or repair of all buildings intended
1161	1161	for use by persons with a physical disability or persons
1162	1162	requiring special facilities to accommodate the aged. The
1163	1163	recommendations shall give due regard to physical, climatic and
1164	1164	other conditions peculiar to New Mexico.
1165	1165	H. The trade bureaus within their respective
1166	1166	jurisdictions shall recommend to the commission standards for
1167	1167	the construction, alteration, repair, use or occupancy of
1168	1168	manufactured commercial units, modular homes and
1169	1169	premanufactured homes. The recommendations shall substantially
1170	1170	embody the applicable provisions or standards for the safety to
1171	1171	life, health, welfare and property approved by the nationally
1172	1172	recognized standards association and developed through an open,
1173	1173	balanced consensus process and shall give due regard to
1174	1174	physical, climatic and other conditions peculiar to New Mexico.
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1203	1203	Wherever existing state codes or standards conflict with the
1204	1204	codes and standards adopted by the commission under the
1205	1205	provisions of this subsection, the provisions of the applicable
1206	1206	New Mexico building codes adopted pursuant to the Construction
1207	1207	Industries Licensing Act and the LPG and CNG Act in effect at
1208	1208	the applicable time shall exclusively apply and control, except
1209	1209	for codes and standards for mobile housing units.
1210	1210	I. Modular homes and premanufactured homes in
1211	1211	existence at the time of the effective date of the Construction
1212	1212	Industries Licensing Act shall have their use or occupancy
1213	1213	continued if such use or occupancy was legal on the effective
1214	1214	date of that act, provided such continued use or occupancy is
1215	1215	not dangerous to life. Any change in the use or occupancy or
1216	1216	any major alteration or repair of a modular home or
1217	1217	premanufactured home shall comply with all codes and standards
1218	1218	adopted under the Construction Industries Licensing Act.
1219	1219	J. The commission shall review all recommendations
1220	1220	made under the provisions of this section and shall by rule
1221	1221	adopt standards and codes that substantially comply with the
1222	1222	requirements of this section that apply to the recommendations
1223	1223	of the trade bureaus."
1224	1224	SECTION 10. Section 60-13-45 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
1225	1225	Chapter 199, Section 53, as amended) is amended to read:
1226	1226	"60-13-45. TRADE BUREAUS--PRIVATE INSPECTION COMPANIES --
1227	1227	PERMITS.--
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1256	1256	A. The trade bureaus within their respective trade
1257	1257	jurisdictions may require a permit to be secured and
1258	1258	conspicuously posted prior to any construction, installation,
1259	1259	alteration, repair or addition to or within any building,
1260	1260	structure or premises.
1261	1261	B. No permit shall be required for the performance
1262	1262	of any of the following classes of work:
1263	1263	(1) minor repairs, replacement of lamps, the
1264	1264	connection of portable electrical equipment to suitable
1265	1265	receptacles [which] that are permanently installed, minor
1266	1266	repairs or replacement of or to faucets, taps or jets or
1267	1267	connection of portable equipment to suitable connections or
1268	1268	inlets [which] that have been permanently installed;
1269	1269	(2) installation of temporary wiring for
1270	1270	testing electrical equipment or apparatus or installation of
1271	1271	temporary fixtures or devices for testing fixtures, equipment,
1272	1272	apparatus or appliances;
1273	1273	(3) installation, alteration or repair of
1274	1274	electrical equipment for the operation of signals or the
1275	1275	transmission of intelligence by wire; [and ] or
1276	1276	(4) installation or work [which ] that is done
1277	1277	after regular business hours or during a holiday when immediate
1278	1278	action is imperative to safeguard life, health or property,
1279	1279	provided the person making the installation or performing the
1280	1280	work applies for a permit covering the installation or work not
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1309	1309	later than the next business day.
1310	1310	C. If a permit has been issued for construction of
1311	1311	a new residential building, that residential building shall not
1312	1312	be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued
1313	1313	certifying compliance with all codes and standards.
1314	1314	D. The commission shall make rules [and
1315	1315	regulations] pertaining to the issuance of permits and the
1316	1316	setting of reasonable fees to be paid by the applicant for a
1317	1317	permit. The [regulations ] rules shall provide a procedure for
1318	1318	the issuance of permits outside the corporate limits of a
1319	1319	municipality where inspection is made by a state inspector or a
1320	1320	municipal inspector serving as a part-time state inspector or
1321	1321	an inspector in the employ of a private inspection company and
1322	1322	for inspections within a municipality where the inspection is
1323	1323	done [exclusively] by a full-time state inspector or an
1324	1324	inspector in the employ of a private inspection company . Each
1325	1325	trade bureau by [regulation ] rule may require a reasonable bond
1326	1326	or surety in the penal sum of five hundred dollars ($500) or
1327	1327	more, but not to exceed [fifteen hundred dollars ] one thousand
1328	1328	five hundred dollars ($1,500), with such bureau named as
1329	1329	obligee and conditioned for the payment of inspection fees
1330	1330	provided in the Construction Industries Licensing Act. Nothing
1331	1331	in this section shall preclude municipalities from making
1332	1332	inspections in accordance with the Construction Industries
1333	1333	Licensing Act or rules [and regulations ] pursuant to that act
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1362	1362	or from establishing a schedule of fees to be paid by an
1363	1363	applicant for a permit.
1364	1364	E. In the event that the division assumes
1365	1365	inspections of a municipal or county jurisdiction, the permit
1366	1366	fees shall be paid directly to the division.
1367	1367	F. Pursuant to a contract with a government, a
1368	1368	private inspection company may:
1369	1369	(1) inspect the work for which a permit was
1370	1370	issued;
1371	1371	(2) use the same forms and request methods as
1372	1372	used by the government; and
1373	1373	(3) remit fees collected to the government in
1374	1374	accordance with the conditions of the contract. A private
1375	1375	inspection company may charge and keep fees in addition to the
1376	1376	government fees for performing inspections.
1377	1377	G. Pursuant to a contract with a contractor
1378	1378	licensed to perform the type of work to be undertaken by the
1379	1379	contractor, a private inspection company may:
1380	1380	(1) request a permit upon affidavit authorized
1381	1381	electronically or signed by the qualifying party and payment of
1382	1382	all initial inspection fees and service charges; and
1383	1383	(2) inspect the work of the contractor
1384	1384	pursuant to the permit.
1385	1385	H. Upon completion of all required inspections, the
1386	1386	private inspection company shall prepare a certificate of
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1415	1415	compliance, on a form acceptable to the government, summarizing
1416	1416	the inspections performed, including a written representation,
1417	1417	under oath as applicable, that the stated inspections have been
1418	1418	performed and that, to the best of the private inspection
1419	1419	company's knowledge and belief, the permit-required work
1420	1420	inspected complies with approved plans and applicable codes,
1421	1421	and a declaration that any additional inspection fees and
1422	1422	service charges have been paid.
1423	1423	I. A contractor or homeowner who begins the
1424	1424	inspection process under a permit with the government or with a
1425	1425	private inspection company shall continue with the same
1426	1426	inspection provider until the final inspection has been
1427	1427	completed. To change the inspection provider once a permit is
1428	1428	issued requires the permission of the division. "
1429	1429	SECTION 11. Section 60-13-49 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967,
1430	1430	Chapter 199, Section 57, as amended) is amended to read:
1431	1431	"60-13-49. PROOF OF RESPONSIBILITY.--
1432	1432	A. [No] An applicant for a contractor's license or
1433	1433	for renewal of a contractor's license shall not be issued a
1434	1434	license until the director determines that the applicant
1435	1435	furnishes proof of responsibility pursuant to Subsection B of
1436	1436	this section.
1437	1437	B. Proof of responsibility shall be a bond of ten
1438	1438	thousand dollars ($10,000) acceptable to the director and
1439	1439	underwritten by a corporate surety authorized to transact
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1468	1468	business in New Mexico. Such bond shall meet the following
1469	1469	conditions:
1470	1470	(1) payments from a bond required pursuant to
1471	1471	this section shall only be used to cure code violations caused
1472	1472	by a licensee, certified by the division and not corrected by
1473	1473	the licensee. Claims against the bond shall be made within two
1474	1474	years following final inspection by the governmental entity
1475	1475	having jurisdiction over code enforcement or within two years
1476	1476	of issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the construction
1477	1477	project, whichever is earlier;
1478	1478	(2) the total aggregate liability of the
1479	1479	surety for all claims shall be limited to the face amount of
1480	1480	the bond;
1481	1481	(3) the bond carrier shall provide to the
1482	1482	division and to the licensee thirty days' prior written notice
1483	1483	of intent to cancel a bond required pursuant to this section.
1484	1484	The surety for such a bond shall remain liable under the
1485	1485	provisions of the bond for all obligations of the principal
1486	1486	pertaining to bond terms that occur before the bond is
1487	1487	canceled, expires or otherwise becomes ineffective;
1488	1488	(4) failure to maintain the bond for the
1489	1489	period required by law is cause for revocation of the license;
1490	1490	and
1491	1491	(5) if the bond is canceled, expires or
1492	1492	otherwise becomes ineffective during the period of a license,
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1521	1521	the division shall notify the licensee that a new bond is
1522	1522	required. If the licensee has not provided proof of a new bond
1523	1523	before the fortieth day after the date on which the bond was
1524	1524	canceled, expired or otherwise became ineffective, the license
1525	1525	shall be subject to revocation for failure of proof of
1526	1526	responsibility.
1527	1527	C. Proof of responsibility for private inspection
1528	1528	company licensees shall be established by rule of the
1529	1529	commission."
1530	1530	SECTION 12. A new section of the Construction Industries
1531	1531	Licensing Act is enacted to read:
1532	1532	"[NEW MATERIAL] PRIVATE INSPECTION COMPANY--LICENSING.--
1533	1533	A. A license shall not be issued by the division to
1534	1534	a private inspection company unless the director is satisfied
1535	1535	that the applicant is or has employed a certified building
1536	1536	official and the applicant has satisfied the requirements of
1537	1537	Subsection B of this section.
1538	1538	B. An applicant for a private inspection company
1539	1539	license shall:
1540	1540	(1) demonstrate proof of responsibility as
1541	1541	provided in the Construction Industries Licensing Act;
1542	1542	(2) demonstrate familiarity with the rules
1543	1543	promulgated by the commission and division and that the
1544	1544	applicant has employed statewide inspectors and inspectors who
1545	1545	are familiar with the rules promulgated by the commission and
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1575	1575	(3) include in the application the certificate
1576	1576	of the applicant's certified building official;
1577	1577	(4) if a corporation, incorporated
1578	1578	association, registered limited liability partnership or
1579	1579	limited liability company, have complied with the laws of this
1580	1580	state requiring qualification to do business in New Mexico and
1581	1581	provide the name of its current registered agent and the
1582	1582	current address of its registered office in New Mexico;
1583	1583	(5) if a person other than the persons
1584	1584	described in Paragraph (4) of this subsection, provide a
1585	1585	current physical location address and mailing address of the
1586	1586	applicant's place of business;
1587	1587	(6) submit proof of registration with the
1588	1588	taxation and revenue department and submit a current tax
1589	1589	identification number;
1590	1590	(7) comply with any additional procedures and
1591	1591	rules that are established by the commission relating to
1592	1592	issuance of licenses; and
1593	1593	(8) have had four years, within the ten years
1594	1594	immediately prior to application, of practical or related trade
1595	1595	experience dealing specifically with the type of construction
1596	1596	or inspection services or its equivalent; provided that the
1597	1597	commission may waive the work experience requirement of this
1598	1598	paragraph when the qualifying party has been certified in New
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1627	1627	Mexico with the same license classification within the ten
1628	1628	years immediately prior to application.
1629	1629	C. The division may by rule provide for license
1630	1630	fees that are no higher than those charged to general
1631	1631	contractors.
1632	1632	D. A certified building official shall not work for
1633	1633	more than one private inspection company at the same time
1634	1634	unless the companies have at least thirty percent common
1635	1635	ownership."
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