HB 5625 — Relating to the licensure of radon mitigators, testers, contractors, and laboratories

CS for HB 5625 WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION IntroducedCommittee Substitute for House Bill 5625 By Delegates Worrell, Hite, and Heckert (By Request of the West Virginia Department of Health) [Introduced[Originating Februaryin 16,the 2026;Committee on Health and Human Resources;

referredReported to the Committee on HealthFebruary and24, Human2026] Resources]CS Intrfor HB 2026R40775625 A BILL to amend and reenact §16-34-2, §16-34-3, and §16-34-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the licensure of radon mitigators,licensure; testers, contractors, and laboratories;

addingdefining aterms; definition of "Radon Resistant New Construction" ("RRNC") ;

providing when a licensedlicensee radon mitigation specialist or radon mitigation contractor is required;

and requiring theinspections. Commissioner of the Bureau for Health to conduct inspections of radon mitigation systems ` Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

LICENSURE OF RADON MITIGATORS, TESTERS, CONTRACTORS AND LABORATORIES..LABORATORIES.

(g) "Radon mitigation contractor" means a business entity having at least one person Intr HB 2026R4077 licensed as a radon mitigation specialist.

(h) "Radon mitigation specialist" means a person holding a license to install or apply methods or materials to reduce airborne radon concentrations in a building or to prevent the entry 1 CS for HB 5625 of radon into the indoor atmosphere.

"RRNC" means Radonradon Resistantresistant Newnew Construction,construction, a passive radon mitigation technique that is used during the construction of a new home.

(j) "Secretary" means the secretarySecretary of the Department of Health.

(5) No business or government entity may perform or authorize any individual employed by Intr HB 2026R4077 it to perform radon mitigation or hold itself out as performing radon mitigation without a valid radon mitigation contractor license;

and (6) No laboratory shall may perform analyses of radon air and soil samples or radon 2 CS for HB 5625 detection devices for the purpose of assessing radon content without a valid radon laboratory license.license;

Each An applicant for a license shall submit a completed application to the director on a form prescribed and furnished by the director.

(c) Notwithstanding §16-34-3 (a) (1) of this code, the director shall issue a radon mitigation contractor license on request to the holder of a radon mitigation specialist license if the license Intr HB 2026R4077 holder is the owner or chief stockholder of a business entity for which he or she is the only individual who will work as a radon mitigation specialist.

The licensing criteria and any other licensing and training requirements that the individual was required to meet to qualify for the radon 3 CS for HB 5625 mitigation specialist license are hereby considered to satisfy any and all criteria and requirements for a radon mitigation contractor license.

or (2) Suspend, revoke or refuse to renew the license of an individual, business entity or government entity that is or has been in violation of the requirements of this article or the rules adopted under this article.article;

(h) In accordance with rules adopted under §16-34-6 of this code, the director shall issue the appropriate approval to each applicant that pays the approval fee and meets the criteria for Intr HB 2026R4077 approval.

(i) The director may refuse to issue an approval and may revoke or suspend an approval issued under this section if the operator of the course or laboratory fails to meet the established 4 CS for HB 5625 criteria.

Intr HB 2026R4077 (l) Nothing in this article shall may be construed to allow the director to:

or 5 CS for HB 5625 (3) (2) Regulate the retail sales of radon test kits for use by individuals to do their own radon testing in buildings owned by them.