Nick Gromicko with Governor Ernie Fletcher signing InterNACHI Home Inspection bill into law.

 
InterNACHI founder Nick Gromicko, InterNACHI lobbyist Bob Rowland, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher, and Kentucky Senator Tom Buford at signing ceremony, Governor's Office, May 1, 2006.
 
Nick Gromicko outside the Capitol building in Franfort, Kentucky holding the new InterNACHI Home Inspection Licensing Law on May 1, 2006. 
 
SB66 passed the Senate with a vote of 37 to 0, passed the House with a vote of 99 to 0 and was signed into law by Governor Ernie Fletcher.  Read the new home inspection law: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/06RS/SB66.htm
 
InterNACHI recognizes the following people for working hard to help InterNACHI achieve this legislative success:
  • Tom Buford, Kentucky Senator.
  • John Bowman, InterNACHI's Executive Director.
  • Ernie Fletcher, Kentucky's Governor.
  • Michael Green, InterNACHI member and licensing board member.
  • Bob Rowland, InterNACHI's Kentucky lobbyist.
  • Gary Tapp, Kentucky Senator.
Thank you all.
 
 
InterNACHI Home Inspection Law
 
SB 66 (BR 1250) - T. Buford
     AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors.
     Amend KRS 198B.704 to provide that one member of the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors shall be a member of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors; reduce the number of members who are either at-large members or the owners or managers of home inspection companies from two to one; increase the number of members of the selection committee from six to eight.

SB 66 - AMENDMENTS
     SCS - Delete original provisions requiring one person to be a member of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors and one person to be either an at-large licensed home inspector, or an owner, or manager of a home inspection company; amend KRS 198B.704 to delete appointments of one person from the American Society of Home Inspectors, one person from the Kentucky Real Estate Inspectors Association, and one person from the National Association of Home Inspectors; retain provisions from the original bill that members be selected from a list of fifteen names submitted to the Governor by a selection committee; increase membership of selection committee from six to eight members by adding two members from the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors.

     Delete original provisions requiring one person to be a member of the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors and one person to be either an at-large licensed home inspector, or an owner, or manager of a home inspection company; amend KRS 198B.704 to delete appointments of one person from the American Society of Home Inspectors, one person from the Kentucky Real Estate Inspectors Association, and one person from the National Association of Home Inspectors; retain provisions from the original bill that members be selected from a list of fifteen names submitted to the Governor by a selection committee; increase membership of selection committee from six to eight members by adding two members from the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors. 

     Jan 9-introduced in Senate
     Jan 11-to Licensing, Occupations & Administrative Regulations (S)
     Jan 31-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
     Feb 1-2nd reading, to Rules
     Feb 6-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 8, 2006
     Feb 8-3rd reading, passed 37-0 with Committee Substitute ; received in House
     Feb 10-to Licensing and Occupations (H)
     Feb 13-posted in committee
     Mar 1-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
     Mar 2-2nd reading, to Rules
     Mar 8-posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 9, 2006
     Mar 15-3rd reading, passed 99-0
     Mar 16-received in Senate; enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
     Mar 17-enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House; delivered to Governor
     Mar 28-signed by Governor (Acts ch. 77) 
  
 
Download InterNACHI Home Inspection Law vote history (pdf).