A bill for an act relating to home inspections, including persons authorized to perform home inspections and requirements for independent home inspection reports, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
SF 460 regulates home inspection professionals by establishing who may perform inspections and requiring independent inspection reports to include specific details and remain unbiased. It directly affects licensed home inspectors and inspection companies, mandating standardized report requirements to ensure transparency for homebuyers and sellers. The bill also introduces penalties for violations of these rules, applying to both individuals and businesses that fail to comply with the new standards.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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Enrolled with Governor's Action
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Reprinted Marked Up
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3 edits
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The bill text was reformatted from a plain legislative text version to an official governor's message version, including the governor's signature block, date, and letterhead. The substantive legal content of the home inspection bill itself remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Added governor's signature block, date (April 18, 2025), and official letterhead to the top of the document.
Replaced plain text formatting with official state document formatting including page headers and footers.
Added carbon copy recipients (Secretary of the Senate, Clerk of the House) to the governor's letter.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican35
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 3.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:00AM RM 19.
legislature
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Lawler, Blom and Wilson.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-3023 adopted.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3023 filed.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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