This bill amends the Building Construction Act in Nebraska to introduce provisions for virtual inspections for certain building permits. Specifically, it allows state agencies, counties, cities, or villages to conduct virtual inspections by authorized inspectors for residential buildings that are less than three stories and under ten thousand square feet, provided that specific conditions are met. These conditions include the submission of a list of personnel working on-site and the requirement for live virtual inspections, although nonstructural inspections may utilize video or photo documentation for reinspection purposes.

Additionally, the bill mandates that inspection records, which detail the results of inspections including reasons for any failures, must be made available to the public if the structure associated with the permit is still standing at the time of the request for these records. The original section of the law is repealed, and new definitions for "authorized inspector" and "inspection records" are introduced to clarify the roles and responsibilities involved in the inspection process.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 71-6401