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ID H0371

Bill

Status

Passed

4/5/2016

Primary Sponsor

Business Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Redesignates the Modular Building Advisory Board as the Factory Built Structures Advisory Board to oversee manufactured homes, mobile homes, and modular buildings under a unified framework.

  • Expands the advisory board from five to eight members, including representatives from manufacturers, retailers, installers, and consumers who live in or use factory built structures.

  • Establishes that board members serve at the pleasure of the governor with staggered three-year terms, and consolidates fees collected from all factory built structure regulations into a single dedicated account.

  • Allows violations of factory built structures rules to be tried in any court of competent jurisdiction and clarifies that violations of board rules constitute misdemeanors subject to civil penalties not exceeding $1,000 per violation.

  • Removes references to the separate Manufactured Housing Board and redirects all related licensing fees and regulatory authority to the consolidated Factory Built Structures Advisory Board and division of building safety.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to redesignate the Modular Building Advisory Board as the Factory Built Structures Advisory Board and to provide that the board shall have certain powers and duties.

FACTORY BUILT STRUCTURES

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on April 5, 2016 Session Law Chapter 342 Effective: 07/01/2016

4/5/2016

Committee Referrals

Business1/25/2016

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