In early June, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law House Bill 329, requiring licensing of mold remediators and consultants in the state. Much of the language in the bill is drawn from the “Mold Remediation Practices Guide,” published in April 2002 by the International Association of Mold Remediation Specialists (IAMRS).
According to IAMRS, Texas has led the nation in the number of mold claims, mold lawsuits, and mold fraud cases — and now leads the nation as the first to legislate regulation of the mold industry.