House bill would require state licensure for home inspectors and companies

Representative Clint Crow presented House Bill 1305 (committee substitute LC 620425 S), the Home Inspector Licensing Act, which would create mandatory state licensure for home inspectors and inspection companies under the State Licensing Board of Residential and General Contractors. The bill sets definitions (home inspection, ancillary services), individual and company licensure requirements, mandatory general liability and errors‑and‑omissions insurance, standards of practice and disclosures, and a section identifying exemptions.

Representative Crow told the committee the proposal aligns Georgia with most surrounding states and cited that many home inspectors had requested a licensing standard and clearer professional pathways. Committee members asked procedural and parity questions; no external witnesses were signed up to speak and the subcommittee moved the bill to full committee by voice vote and scheduled it at 2:00 p.m.