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Committee lets additional accreditors be used for modular‑home inspection approvals
Summary
Lawmakers amended a bill to add ISO and IEC accreditation as acceptable credentials for inspections tied to manufactured/modular housing units and then passed the measure.
The committee adopted an amendment and passed a bill that expands the list of acceptable accreditation sources for inspections of modular and manufactured housing components.
Representative Bentley said the amendment simply “adds the acronym ISO and IEC back into the bill” and that the standard would continue to require accreditation and high standards for inspections. Bentley described the change as allowing more manufacturers to operate in Arkansas by recognizing additional accrediting entities.
Representative Dolby asked for confirmation that the added accreditors would still hold manufacturers to the same standards; Bentley replied, “Yes. So they're gonna be held to a high standard.” The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote and then approved the bill as amended.
Representative Lundstrom moved passage; the motion was approved by voice vote. There was no roll-call tally recorded in the hearing transcript.
