CONSTRUCTION & INSPECTION LICENSING

HB 491 allows private inspection companies to provide building inspection services to governments, contractors, and homeowners in New Mexico, aiming to improve efficiency and safety. The bill requires private inspection companies to employ certified building officials with specific experience and limits inspector employment to reduce duplication. It clarifies the Construction Industries Licensing Act to eliminate redundant licensing, nonuniform standards, and jurisdictional conflicts between inspection agencies. This directly affects local governments, construction contractors, homeowners, and private inspection businesses by changing how inspections are conducted and licensed.