http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2002/bills/intro/H-137.HTM This is a pending Bill in Vermont goverment. Had this been pursued decades ago AFCI's may not have been as popular as they are now up here.
Since i have been here, the requirements of licensure have gone from 4 family to 3 family . No license is required for a 2-family, but it needs to pass inspection to gain an energizing permit.
( DYI'ers comically crash and burn here!)This bill would amount to similar circumstances for a single family dwelling.
Ironically, organized labor has been the catalist of this, not the 'safety' section of our residents.
Short version.... a wrong and a safety widget do not make a right.
