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Committee hears agency-backed bill to streamline inspections for modular housing
Summary
Senate Bill 6,158 would allow qualified third‑party inspectors approved by the Department of Labor and Industries to inspect factory‑built housing and commercial structures, aligning state rules with national standards to avoid inspection bottlenecks as modular housing volume increases.
Senate staff and an agency witness described a narrow, agency‑requested bill meant to speed and standardize inspections for factory‑built housing.
Jared Sachs, staff to the committee, said SB 6,158 would require L&I to consider national consensus standards published by the International Code Council when adopting rules for factory‑built housing and commercial structures and allow L&I to approve qualified…
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