Connecticut HB 5227: AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL MOLD REMEDIATION AND FIRE AND CATASTROPHIC RESTORATION BUSINESSES.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5227
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMERCIAL MOLD REMEDIATION AND
FIRE AND CATASTROPHIC RESTORATION BUSINESSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) As used in this section and 1
sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act: 2
(1) "Commercial mold remediation" (A) means mold remediation 3
performed in any building, or any portion thereof, that is not used or 4
designed to be used as (i) a dwelling place, or (ii) a private residence or 5
residential rental property, as such terms are defined in section 20-419 6
of the general statutes, and (B) does not include any home improvement 7
performed by a contractor, as such terms are defined in section 20-419 8
of the general statutes; 9
(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 10
Protection; 11
(3) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 12
(4) "Mold" (A) means any form of multicellular fungi found in water-13
damaged indoor environments or water-damaged building materials, 14
and (B) includes, but is not limited to, Cladosporium, Penicillium, 15
Alternaria, Aspergillus, Fusarium, Trichoderma, Memnoniella, Mucor 16
and Stachybotrys chartarum; 17

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(5) "Mold remediation" (A) means the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, 18
demolition or other treatment of mold or mold-contaminated matter in 19
buildings, and (B) includes, but is not limited to, activities intended to 20
prevent mold or mold contamination in buildings; and 21
(6) "Person" means any individual, association, corporation, limited 22
liability company, partnership, trust or other legal entity. 23
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) On and after January 1, 2027, 24
no person shall perform commercial mold remediation in this state for 25
compensation, or use the title "mold remediator" or display or use any 26
words, letters, figures, title, sign, advertisement or other device to 27
indicate that such person performs or offers to perform commercial 28
mold remediation in this state for compensation, unless such person 29
holds a valid certificate of registration issued by the Department of 30
Consumer Protection pursuant to section 3 of this act. 31
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) A person seeking to perform 32
commercial mold remediation in this state for compensation shall 33
register with the Department of Consumer Protection in a form and 34
manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. The 35
department shall not issue a certificate of registration to any person 36
under this section unless the person seeking such certificate of 37
registration submits proof to the department, satisfactory to the 38
commissioner, that such person (1) is certified as a mold remediation 39
specialist by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration 40
Certification, (2) is certified as a mold remediator by the National 41
Organization of Remediators and Microbial Inspectors, or (3) is certified 42
to perform mold remediation by any organization approved by the 43
commissioner, provided the commissioner posts notice of such 44
approval and the name of such approved organization on the 45
department's Internet web site. 46
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) A person who holds a valid 47
certificate of registration issued by the Department of Consumer 48
Protection pursuant to section 3 of this act shall perform all commercial 49

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mold remediation in this state in accordance with the ANSI/IICRC S520 50
"Standard for Professional Mold Remediation", or any successor or 51
revision to said standard approved by the Commissioner of Consumer 52
Protection, provided the commissioner posts notice of such approval 53
and the name of such approved successor or revision on the 54
department's Internet web site. 55
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) The Commissioner of 56
Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the 57
provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the 58
provisions of sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act. 59
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) Any violation of any of the 60
provisions of sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act shall constitute an 61
unfair or deceptive trade practice for the purposes of subsection (a) of 62
section 42-110b of the general statutes. 63
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section: 64
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer 65
Protection; 66
(2) "Department" means the Department of Consumer Protection; 67
(3) "Engage in fire and catastrophic restoration work" means to 68
assess, mitigate, repair, restore or reconstruct, for compensation, real or 69
personal property in this state that has been damaged or destroyed by 70
fire, smoke, water, a natural disaster or any other catastrophic event; 71
(4) "