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AB 432, introduced by Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick and Assemblywoman Teresa Benitez-Thompson, enacts provisions relating to energy auditors and removes the requirement of the evaluation of energy consumption form. After 5 long years and many discussions with Legislators, Energy Auditors and REALTORS®, an agreement was reached that the energy auditors need to be licensed in the state of Nevada and the current form for energy consumption that a seller must fill out provides no benefit to the seller or the buyer and therefore, should no longer be required. AB 432 provides for the licensure of energy auditors by the Real Estate Division and establishes the minimum training and qualification requirements for individuals to be licensed as energy auditors. It would also establish the requirements for conducting an energy audit (including elements to be evaluated, software and tools to be used, and report to be provided). The most important provision in AB 432 as it pertains to buying and selling property is it repeals the section of NRS that mandates a seller to fill out a form evaluating the energy consumption of the property...what this means is that the seller is no longer required to fill out the energy consumption evaluation form.

The licensure of energy auditors goes into effect on July 1, 2011 and repealing of the energy evaluation form became effective upon passage and approval. Governor Sandoval signed this bill into law on June 13th. Therefore, as of June 13th, the form is no longer required.

A big thank you goes to both Assemblywoman Kirkpatrick for her dedication and hard work on this issue prior to and during the Legislative Session and to Assemblywoman Benitez-Thompson for her research and time she put into learning about the issue and helping in its passage.

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