The Governor signs the bill, "Relating to the licensing of Home Inspectors.

Washington State now has a decent, not perfect,  home inspector licensing law on the books that will go into affect next year. It will require everybody to pass a nationally recognized written exam, inspection standards, continuing education, new inspectors will need a 120 hours classroom instruction and inspectors will not be allowed to perform any other work related to the inspection for 1 year after the inspection.

What I like about our Washington State law it will have some teeth behind it unlike many of other state laws that have no enforcement. The director & board (made up of 7 inspectors) will be able go after inspectors not following the law and investigating serious complaints with suspensions and/or civil fines.

Myself and other members of Western Washington ASHI chapter have worked on this for 3 years and proud of what we've accomplished.