HB 755 Summary

• Establishes the Missouri Home Inspectors Board within the Division of Professional Registration with five members (four licensed home inspectors and one public member) to regulate home inspection licensing and set professional standards.

• Requires all persons performing home inspections for compensation to obtain a state license from the board, with exemptions for property owners, government employees, specialists inspecting two or fewer systems, real estate professionals, FHA inspectors, and insurance company employees.

• Sets licensure requirements including completion of at least 80 classroom hours of board-approved training, passage of a board-approved examination, good moral character, and payment of required fees; allows reciprocal licensing with other states with substantially equal standards.

• Creates an apprentice home inspector program requiring 50 supervised inspections under a licensed supervisor who has completed at least 500 paid inspections.

• Establishes a Missouri Home Inspectors Fund from licensing and renewal fees to support board operations, with disciplinary authority to censure, place on probation, suspend, or revoke licenses for violations including fraud, incompetence, misconduct, and failure to follow professional standards; violation of the licensing requirement is a Class B misdemeanor.