Commonwealth of Kentucky s42

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION GENERAL ASSEMBLY LOCAL MANDATE FISCAL IMPACT ESTIMATE 2004 REGULAR SESSION 2003 INTERIM

MEASURE

2004 RS BR 414 Amendment: X Committee Floor

Bill #: SB 34 HCS Amendment #

SUBJECT/TITLE AN ACT relating to home inspectors.

SPONSOR Senator Gary Tapp

MANDATE SUMMARY

Unit of Government: X City; X County; X Urban-County

Charter County X Consolidated Local

Program/ Office(s) Impacted: Housing Code Enforcement; Local Jails; County fiscal court

Requirement: X Mandatory Optional

Effect on Powers & Duties Modifies Existing X Adds New X Eliminates Existing

PURPOSE/MECHANICS

SB 34 HCS retains the provisions of the bill as it passed the Senate and makes the following changes: · In Section 1, redefines the term "Client" to clarify that the term means an individual who "contracts with" a licensed home inspector instead of an individual who "hires or seeks to hire" a licensed home inspector. · In Section 3, Subsection (2)(a)3.d., modifies the membership of the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors to allow 2 of the members to be either at-large licensed home inspectors, or owners or managers of a home inspection company actively performing inspections within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, instead of just at-large licensed home inspectors. · In Section 3, Subsection (2)(b)4., modifies the membership of the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors to delete "certified inspector" from the categories of retailers or installers that would be considered for appointment to the Board.

These changes have no fiscal impact.

FISCAL EXPLANATION/BILL PROVISIONS ESTIMATED COST

The fiscal impact of SB 34 HCS on local governments is unchanged from the impact of the GA copy of SB 34..

The effect of the measure on the Lexington-Fayette County Urban-County Government annual licensure fee assessment on Home Inspectors is unchanged by the HCS.

DATA SOURCE(S) Department Terry Slade, Department of Housing , Building and Construction; Lexington-Fayette Urban-County Government, Division of Code Enforcement; City of Louisville, Department of Inspections, Permits, and Licenses; Judy Fritz, LRC staff.

PREPARER Dianna McClure REVIEW DATE 3-09-04