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Senate committee hears bill to license home inspectors, sponsor proposes 2028 effective date
Summary
A Senate Regulated Industry Committee hearing on SB458 considered creating a statewide home‑inspector license under the residential contractors board, with provisions for testing, 120 hours of coursework, 40 supervised inspections, liability insurance and a grandfathering path; members agreed to work on a substitute and delayed a vote.
Senate members on the Regulated Industry Committee heard testimony on SB458, a bill that would establish a statewide home‑inspector license administered by the residential contractors board and aim to create consistent standards across Georgia.
The sponsor, identified in the hearing as Senator Goodman, told the committee the proposal (LC620332) grew from constituent complaints and realtor and home‑builder concerns and would place licensure requirements currently handled at the county level into a single statewide framework. "Licensing home inspectors would be a consumer protection for home buyers that is long overdue," the sponsor said, arguing most other states already require such licenses.
Committee members and…
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