Senate Bill S649A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to home inspection professional licensing

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S649 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A215
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §444-e, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6676, A9152
2019-2020: S4122, A6149

2017-S649 - Summary

Relates to home inspection professional licensing; requires home inspection professionals to pass the National Home Inspector examination.

2017-S649 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S649 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    649
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the real property law, in relation  to  home  inspection
   professional licensing
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 444-e of the real
 property law, as amended by section 59 of part D of chapter  60  of  the
 laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (c)  have passed [a written or electronic] THE NATIONAL HOME INSPECTOR
 examination [approved by the secretary, and designed to test  competence
 in  home  inspection  practice  as determined by a recognized role defi-
 nition methodology and developed and administered to the extent  practi-
 cable  in  a  manner  consistent  with the American Educational Research
 Association's "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing."  An
 applicant  who has passed an existing nationally recognized examination,
 as approved by the secretary, prior to the effective date of this  arti-
 cle shall be in compliance with this paragraph]; and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02174-01-7

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2017-S649A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A215
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Real Property Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §444-e, RP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6676, A9152
2019-2020: S4122, A6149

2017-S649A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to home inspection professional licensing; requires home inspection professionals to pass the National Home Inspector examination.

2017-S649A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S649A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  649--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Judiciary  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the real property law, in relation to home inspection
   professional licensing

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 444-e of the real
 property  law,  as  amended by section 59 of part D of chapter 60 of the
 laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (c) have passed [a written or electronic] THE NATIONAL HOME  INSPECTOR
 examination  [approved by the secretary, and designed to test competence
 in home inspection practice as determined by  a  recognized  role  defi-
 nition  methodology and developed and administered to the extent practi-
 cable in a manner consistent  with  the  American  Educational  Research
 Association's  "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing." An
 applicant who has passed an existing nationally recognized  examination,
 as  approved by the secretary, prior to the effective date of this arti-
 cle shall be in compliance with this paragraph]; and
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to  appli-
 cations  for  a  license  as  a home inspector received on or after such
 date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02174-02-7

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