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This bill rewrites the rules around when the state Air Quality Board can require asbestos inspections and testing at small residential properties — those with four or fewer units, such as single-family homes, duplexes, and small apartment buildings. Under the new rules, the board is prohibited from requiring any asbestos inspection or sample testing at these properties if construction was completed on or after January 1, 1992. For homes built before 1981, the board retains full authority to require testing before renovation, demolition, or disposal work. For homes built between 1981 and 1992, the board can only require testing for specific materials that were more likely to contain asbestos during that era, such as textured ceiling treatments, cement siding or roofing, vinyl flooring, duct insulation, and vermiculite insulation. The bill also clarifies that contractor certification requirements for asbestos work on small residential properties only apply when a tested sample contains more than 1% asbestos.