Zoning and housing matters.
Summary
Amends a statute concerning manufactured homes (manufactured home statute) to provide, with respect to a manufactured home located outside of a mobile home community, as follows: (1) A comprehensive plan or zoning ordinance adopted by a unit of local government may: (A) specify aesthetic standards and requirements concerning the manufactured home's permanent foundation system; and (B) require compatibility of the manufactured home's permanent foundation system with surrounding residential structures. (2) A unit of local government may not require: (A) a permanent foundation system that is incompatible with the structural design of the manufactured home; or (B) more than one permanent foundation system for a manufactured home. Specifies that the changes to the manufactured home statute do not affect a requirement applicable to property that is subject to the jurisdiction of a preservation commission. Provides that a unit of local government may not adopt or enforce certain ordinances, regulations, requirements, or other restrictions that mandate size requirements for a manufactured home that is placed in a mobile home community. Provides that, subject to certain conditions, an industrialized residential structure may be located in a mobile home community. Requires a mobile home community operator (operator) to provide all owners of mobile homes, manufactured homes, or industrialized residential structures in a mobile home community with written notice not less than 180 days before the mobile home community's closure. Provides that an operator who violates the notice requirement commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general or a consumer. Prohibits a unit of local government from regulating certain aspects of a landlord-tenant relationship with respect to privately owned real property located in the unit unless the regulation is authorized by the general assembly. Prohibits a landlord from taking certain retaliatory actions in response to a tenant's engaging in one or more enumerated protected activities. Prohibits a local unit from adopting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation concerning retaliatory acts by landlords. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Vetoed
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Vetoed Mar 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2020 · House Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
25–13
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 41
Feb 3, 2020
D
Democratic8
50% Yea
R
Republican33
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
3
Mar 25, 2020
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 379: yeas 64, nays 32
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 374: yeas 29, nays 19
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-3-4)
house
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-13-3)
senate
Jan 30, 2020
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Doriot) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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