This may be reality if your local government adopts the 2008 code.
AFCI protection will be required on all 15 and 20a circuits in 2008.
That includes 30ma or 5ma ground fault protection by design

Sounds like revenue generation. AFCIs are not all that they are tauted to
be. So far. They will improve.

It is premature to require them in 1 or 2 years.

Sounds like the lobbyists are earning their huge salaries.