North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H831: Comm. Inspect. Efficiency Act.
Status: Introduced, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
An act to authorize inspections by private inspectors of commercial buildings and structures for compliance with the north carolina state building code, expedite local government approval of sealed commercial and multifamily building plans, and repeal the marketplace pool of code-enforcement officials within the office of the state fire marshal.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE INSPECTIONS BY PRIVATE INSPECTORS OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BUILDING CODE, EXPEDITE LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OF SEALED COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY BUILDING PLANS, AND REPEAL THE MARKETPLACE POOL OF CODE-ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 143-151.8(a) reads as rewritten: "§ 143-151.8. Definitions. (a) As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: ... (4a) Private commercial inspection. - An inspection by a private commercial inspector of the manner of construction, workmanship, and materials for the construction of commercial buildings and structures, including their components and elements, for compliance with the North Carolina State Building Code, except those sections of the Code which pertain to boilers and elevators which the State Department of Labor engages in the administration and enforcement of those sections. (4b) Private commercial inspection firm. - A corporation, partnership, limited liability company, sole proprietorship, or other legal business entity registered pursuant to this Article that employs or contracts with one or more licensed private commercial inspectors to engage in the practice of private commercial inspection. (4c) Private commercial inspector. - An individual qualified through certification and registration pursuant to this Article to engage in the practice of private …
Sponsors
- Brody, Mark (R, 55) · primary sponsor
- Zenger, Jeff (R, 74) · primary sponsor
- Jones, Brenden H. (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Pyrtle, A. Reece (R, 65) · primary sponsor
- Kidwell, Keith (R, 79)
- McNeely, Jeffrey C. (R, 84)
- Scott, Paul (R, 111)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Finance
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Ref to the Com on Housing and Development, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PROPERTY, BUILDINGS, PLANNING & ZONING, COMMERCE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BOARDS, PRIVATIZATION, PUBLIC
Common questions
- What is H831?
- H831 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Comm. Inspect. Efficiency Act.
- What does H831 do?
- In its own words: An act to authorize inspections by private inspectors of commercial buildings and structures for compliance with the north carolina state building code, expedite local government approval of sealed commercial and multifamily building plans, and repeal the marketplace pool of code-enforcement officials within the office of the state fire marshal.
- What is the status of H831?
- Introduced as of June 12, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Finance (June 12, 2025).
- Who sponsored H831?
- Brody, Mark (R, 55), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H831?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H831
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