HB 6239 Summary

• Renames the "mobile home commission" to the "manufactured housing commission" and transfers it from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

• Removes the requirement for a representative of financial institutions on the commission and replaces a manufacturer representative with elected officials from groups representing cities, villages, counties, and townships.

• Requires commission members appointed within 30 days after the bill's effective date to include representatives of mobile home residents, mobile home park operators, organized labor, local government officials, licensed dealers, and mobile home park residents.

• Restricts commission members and their immediate family from having more than 1% ownership interest or income benefit from manufacturers, retail sellers, licensed parks, or suppliers serving the mobile home industry.

• Updates statutory language from "shall" to "must" throughout the section regarding member terms, vacancy filling, compensation, meeting procedures, and disclosure of pecuniary interests.