When did Home Inspecting become regulated?
Ever been on a home inspection history journey and arrived at this question? Start that journey from the beginning by looking at your state’s year of regulating home inspector licenses.
This list will alphebtically list the states, and each year listed will have a link to the source used to get the year. Not every state has a year as home inspector licenses are still unregulated.
Alabama – Unknown
Alaska – July 1, 2004
Arizona – January 1, 2002
Arkansas – at least 1994
California – Unregulated
Colorado – Unregulated
Connecticut – July 1, 2000
Delaware – at least 2010
Florida – 2007/2010
Georgia – No license (there is still an act that regulates home inspectors)
Hawaii – Unregulated
Idaho – Unregulated
Illinois – January 1, 2023
Indiana – 2004
Iowa – Unregulated
Kansas – Unregulated
Kentucky – 2004
Louisiana – 1999
Maine – Unregulated
Maryland – July 1, 2002
Massachusetts – 1999
Michigan – Unregulated
Minnesota – Unregulated
Mississippi – July 1, 2001
Missouri – Unregulated
Montana – Unknown
Nebraska – Unregulated, but as of 2023, you must register with the Nebraska Secretary of State
Nevada – Unknown
New Hampshire – Unknown
New Jersey – 1998
New Mexico – 2019
New York – 2005
North Carolina – 1993
North Dakota – 1993
Ohio – January, 2019
Oklahoma – 2001
Oregon – 1997
Pennsylvania – 2004
Rhode Island – 2000, with no funding and licensure, in 2019 the laws began being acted upon
South Carolina – 2003
South Dakota – 2000
Tennessee – April 18, 2005
Texas – 1985
Utah – 2003
Vermont – 2013
Virginia – July 1, 2017
Washington – July 1, 2009
West Virginia – 2006
Wisconsin – 1998
Wyoming – Unregulated