HB 3407: Property; creating right to sell, salvage, or remove manufactured home and its contents for certain real property owners; notice; effective date. - Oklahoma

House Committee Substitute → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The document was updated from a House Committee Substitute draft to the official House Floor version. The substantive legal text, including the rights to sell or remove manufactured homes and the specific notice requirements, remains unchanged. The primary differences are the addition of a 'Floor Version' header, the inclusion of Senate co-authors, and the replacement of page footers with floor-specific tracking information.

TECHNICAL

The header was changed to indicate this is the 'House of Representatives - Floor Version' rather than just the Committee Substitute.

Names of Senate co-authors (Wingard) were added to the bill title page.

Page footers were replaced with floor-specific tracking codes (HB3407 HFLR) and removed the original committee request numbers.

A note explaining that bold face text denotes committee amendments was added to the floor version.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 → House Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was completely rewritten by the House Committee to update the document title and request number, while retaining the core policy of allowing property owners to sell or remove a manufactured home after a 90-day non-payment period. The substantive legal requirements for sending notices and the effective date of November 1, 2026, remained unchanged from the previous version.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's legal effect remains unchanged; only the document metadata and title were updated.

TECHNICAL

The document title was updated from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' to reflect the legislative stage.

The internal request number was changed from 16454 to 16813 to align with the new committee substitute version.

The bill text was fully replaced with a clean version that preserves the original 90-day wait period, 30-day notice requirements, and the November 1, 2026 effective date.

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to expand the rights of real property owners by requiring them to notify not only the manufactured home owner but also all recorded lienholders before selling or removing a home. Additionally, the requirement to notify the home owner was broadened to include sending notice to 'all recorded lienholders' in addition to the owner's last-known address. These changes ensure that lenders and other parties with a financial interest in the property are formally notified of the sale or removal process.

Scope change

The scope of notification requirements was expanded to include all recorded lienholders, not just the manufactured home owner.

REQUIREMENT

The written notice requirement was expanded to include 'all recorded lienholders' in addition to the last-known address of the manufactured home owner.

The second notice requirement was similarly updated to include 'all recorded lienholders' alongside the home owner.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the text layout and section numbering.

Engrossed → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was completely rewritten by the Policy Committee to simplify the process for removing abandoned manufactured homes. The most significant change is the reduction of the waiting period from 180 days to 90 days, allowing owners to act faster. The new version also removes the requirement to send a second notice and eliminates the mandate to notify the Oklahoma Tax Commission, reducing administrative burdens.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same regarding which properties are covered (leased lots, private property, and parks), but the conditions for exercising rights have been tightened by shortening the time required to declare a home abandoned.

TIMELINE

The waiting period before a homeowner can sell or remove an abandoned manufactured home was reduced from 180 days to 90 days.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement to send a second written notice to lienholders and the homeowner was removed; only one initial notice is now required.

The mandatory requirement to notify the Oklahoma Tax Commission Motor Vehicle Division was deleted.

The requirement to document the home's condition with photographs prior to removal was removed.

DEFINITION

The definition of an 'abandoned manufactured home' was changed to focus on a 90-day failure to pay or contact, rather than 180 days.

Introduced → Engrossed · 6 edits · Mar 26, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was significantly rewritten to shift from creating a lien on abandoned manufactured homes to granting real property owners the right to sell, salvage, or remove them. This change expands the scope to include homes on leased lots and private property, not just those in parks, and establishes a strict 180-day waiting period followed by specific notice requirements before removal is allowed.

Scope change

The bill now applies to abandoned manufactured homes on leased lots, private real property, and manufactured home park property, whereas the previous version focused primarily on liens for individuals using real property.

ELIGIBILITY

The primary mechanism changed from creating a lien for the homeowner to giving the property owner the right to sell, salvage, or remove the home.

REQUIREMENT

New mandatory steps were added requiring the property owner to send certified mail notices to lienholders and the homeowner, and to document the home's condition with photos before removal.

DEFINITION

A specific definition was added for 'abandoned manufactured home' requiring the owner to fail to pay or contact the owner for 180 consecutive days.

ENFORCEMENT

New provisions allow recorded lienholders to redeem the home by paying owed amounts and define the order in which sale proceeds must be distributed.

TIMELINE

A clear timeline was established: 180 days of abandonment, 30 days for first notice, another 30 days for second notice, and 120 days after the second notice before the home can be sold or removed.

SCOPE

The act now explicitly applies to homes on leased lots and private real property, broadening its reach beyond just manufactured home parks.

Property; creating right to sell, salvage, or remove manufactured home and its contents for certain real property owners; notice; effective date.

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