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Utah's rules for when the state Air Quality Board can require asbestos inspections and testing at small residential properties — homes, duplexes, and buildings with four or fewer units — would change under this bill. Currently, the board cannot require testing at these properties unless they were built before 1981, or unless the testing targets specific materials known to potentially contain asbestos, such as certain ceiling treatments, siding, flooring, duct insulation, or vermiculite insulation, regardless of the property's age. Under the bill, the board would be barred entirely from requiring an asbestos inspection or sample analysis for properties built on or after January 1, 1992, while properties built before 1981 would remain fully subject to inspection requirements tied to renovation, demolition, or disposal projects. For properties built between 1981 and 1992, the board could only require testing for those same specific materials, but only in connection with renovation, demolition, or disposal work, rather than at any time as current law allows.