Do you need a license to be a home inspector in Colorado?

No. Colorado has no home inspector license, registration, or state exam. The legislature's own staff wrote in 2017 that home inspectors are not regulated by any state agency.

No state licenseChecked on October 4, 2026

Colorado at a glance

Colorado at a glance
Item	Colorado
State license	None
State exam	None
Last bill	Senate Bill 17-038, a registration bill with no exam. Lost in committee in 2017.

The 2017 bill

Senate Bill 17-038 would have made home inspectors register with the state licensing agency. It asked for no exam. The Senate Finance Committee voted it down 3 to 2 on February 9, 2017. A search of the legislature's site finds no home inspector bill since.

Where the NHIE still fits

The NHIE is open to anyone. ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors, asks members in a state with no license to pass it before they move up to its Inspector level, along with 50 paid inspections. Its ASHI Certified Inspector title asks for the NHIE and 250 paid inspections.

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Questions people ask

Do home inspectors need a license in Colorado?

No. Colorado has no license or registration for home inspectors.

Has Colorado tried to license home inspectors?

Senate Bill 17-038 would have required registration, with no exam. It died in committee in 2017.

Do I need to pass the NHIE in Colorado?

The state does not require it. ASHI asks members in a state with no license to pass it to move up to its Inspector level.

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