Interior Design Legislation

At the heart of our work is preserving our members constitutional rights such as free speech in this case the right to call oneself an interior designer.

Interior design legislation. At its june 2018 meeting the interior design society board of directors approved position statements that clearly state where our organization stands on two key issues title or practice legislation and certification. However as a professional association asid will not support legislation that limits or restricts the practice of interior design. Once again the interior design profession is in the crosshairs of two pieces of legislation that seek to deregulate a variety of professions in the state of florida.

Instead interior design laws expand business opportunities for registered interior designers. According to iida about half the states in the us puerto rico and the canadian provinces have some form of interior design legislation. Interior design regulation in the united states began in the 1970s as a way to protect the rights of interior designers to practice to allow designers to practice to the fullest extent of their abilities and to establish and maintain professional standards that protect the health safety and welfare of the general public.

Many states have created legislation to establish pathways for recognizing both qualified interior designers and the unique scope of services our profession provides. Interior design regulations vary by state across the nation. Proponents of regulating interior design argue that the proposed legislation expanding the scope of interior design services would reduce the cost of conducting business.