gfretwell ---
I think the code requires a working light.
Inspecting, designing, or installing I try to get along. I don't see this as being an important issue. I don't care one way or the other.
(Like John Steinke I think it is wise to test the lights as soon as possible. I put in cheap lights and switches prior to drywalling for testing. I remove them for the drywallers and put them back in as soon as that work is done. Workmen really like to see what they are doing.)
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Too many of us think code compliance is a blood sport. In reality, a lot of it does not matter.
I expect at some point someone will ask: What is a "habitable" room? Answer: It is one with some attributes including a switchable light.
So for the most part having no switchable light is not a code violation. It simply makes a room not "habitable". There is no part of the code that requires all rooms to be "habitable".
