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Committee advances bill to allow third-party building inspections with insurance and local oversight
Summary
HB140 would let developers hire licensed third-party inspectors (architects, engineers, ICC-certified) at their own expense to reduce permit delays; the bill requires $1,000,000 professional liability coverage and preserves municipal authority over the final certificate of occupancy.
Representative Lee Feiler told the committee HB140 creates a framework for third-party building inspections to speed up permitting in areas where municipal building departments are backlogged. "Time is money," Feiler said, framing the proposal as a tool to reduce developer delays.
Under the bill, permissible third-party inspectors include architects licensed under Title 33, professional engineers, or ICC-certified inspectors who meet local qualification standards. The bill bars an inspector who prepared or stamped the plans from…
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