CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5788

Chapter 388, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session



HOME INSPECTORS--LICENSING



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the Senate April 17, 2007
  YEAS 41   NAYS 7

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 6, 2007
  YEAS 94   NAYS 2

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5788 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved May 8, 2007, 4:43 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 10, 2007







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5788
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Spanel, Brandland and Kohl-Welles)

READ FIRST TIME 02/28/07.   



     AN ACT Relating to the licensing of home inspectors; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The department of licensing shall conduct a study of the home inspector profession and make recommendations to the legislature as to whether the home inspector profession should be regulated for the purpose of protecting the public interest under the criteria set forth in RCW 18.118.010.
     (2) In conducting the study, the department shall consider the factors, to the extent appropriate, in RCW 18.118.030.
     (3) The department must hold public hearings as part of its study. The department must file notice of the hearings with the code reviser for publication in the Washington State Register. The notice must state that information is sought regarding possible regulation of the home inspector profession; and when, where, and how public members may present information about the home inspector profession and possible regulation. The department must request names of interested individuals and organizations from legislators and other identified interested parties and send these individuals and organizations copies of the notice filed with the code reviser.
     (4) The department shall submit a report detailing its findings and recommendations under this section to the appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 2007.


         Passed by the Senate April 17, 2007.
         Passed by the House April 6, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor May 8, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 10, 2007.