Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB1832: Creates provisions relating to the licensing of home inspectors
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 339, RSMo, by adding thereto fourteen new sections relating to the licensing of home inspectors, with penalty provisions and a delayed effective date. Section A. Chapter 339, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto fourteen new sections, to be known as sections 339.900, 339.903, 339.906, 339.909, 339.912, 339.915, 339.918, 339.921, 339.924, 339.927, 339.930, 339.933, 339.936, and 339.939, to read as follows: 339.900. As used in sections 339.900 to 339.939, the following terms mean: (1) "Apprentice home inspector", an individual who desires to perform home inspections as an apprenti.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapter 339, RSMo, by adding thereto fourteen new sections relating to the licensing of home inspectors, with penalty provisions and a delayed effective date. Section A. Chapter 339, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto fourteen new sections, to be known as sections 339.900, 339.903, 339.906, 339.909, 339.912, 339.915, 339.918, 339.921, 339.924, 339.927, 339.930, 339.933, 339.936, and 339.939, to read as follows: 339.900. As used in sections 339.900 to 339.939, the following terms mean: (1) "Apprentice home inspector", an individual who desires to perform home inspections as an apprentice and complies with the apprenticeship rules established by the board; (2) "Board", the Missouri home inspectors board; (3) "Component", a part of a system, as defined in this section; (4) "Division", the division of professional registration; (5) "Home inspection", the process by which a home inspector, for payment, visually examines the readily accessible systems and components of a residential building and describes such systems in writing in accordance with the standards of practice established by the board; (6) "Home inspection report", a written report on the home inspection to standards defined by the board; (7) "Home inspector", an individual who is retained to perform a home inspection for compensation; EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted …