SB7-SSA1, s. 118 11Section 118. 346.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,37,1512 346.94 (8) Transporting persons in mobile homes, recreational vehicles, or
13boats.
Except as provided in sub. (8m), no person may operate a motor vehicle towing
14any mobile home, recreational vehicle, or boat on a trailer upon a highway when any
15person is in such mobile home, recreational vehicle, or boat.
SB7-SSA1, s. 119 16Section 119. 346.94 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,37,2217 346.94 (8m) Transporting persons in fifth-wheel mobile homes
18recreational vehicles. (a) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a
19fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle upon a highway when any person
20under the age of 12 years is in the fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle
21unless one person 16 years of age or older is also in the fifth-wheel mobile home
22recreational vehicle.
SB7-SSA1,38,323 (b) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a fifth-wheel mobile home
24recreational vehicle upon a highway with any person in such mobile home
25recreational vehicle unless the fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle is

1equipped with a two-way communications system in proper working order and
2capable of providing voice communications between the operator of the towing
3vehicle and any occupant of the fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle.
SB7-SSA1, s. 120 4Section 120. 347.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,38,195 347.15 (2) Except as provided in sub. (1), there shall be at least 2 direction
6signal lamps showing to the front on motor vehicles and at least 2 showing to the rear
7on motor vehicles, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, so
8as to indicate intention to turn right or left. Lamps showing to the front shall be
9located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and lamps
10showing to the rear shall be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally
11as practicable. Such lamps shall project a flashing white or amber light visible to the
12front and a flashing red or amber light visible to the rear. Direction signal lamps
13when in use shall be plainly visible and understandable from all distances to 300 feet
14during normal sunlight. No direction signal lamp shall have any type of decorative
15covering that restricts the amount of light emitted when the direction signal lamp
16is in use. When actuated, such lamps shall indicate the intended direction of turning
17by flashing the lights showing to the front and rear on the side toward which the turn
18is made. This subsection does not apply to any type of decorative covering originally
19equipped on the vehicle at the time of manufacture and sale.
SB7-SSA1, s. 121 20Section 121. 347.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,39,221 347.35 (4) Mobile homes and recreational vehicles. No person shall
22manufacture and no person shall sell a mobile home or recreational vehicle in this
23state unless such mobile home or recreational vehicle is equipped with brakes
24adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it. No person shall operate
25on a highway any mobile home registered as a 1940 or later year model or

1recreational vehicle
unless such mobile home or recreational vehicle is equipped with
2brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it.
SB7-SSA1, s. 122 3Section 122. 347.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,39,134 347.45 (1) All automobiles, motor trucks, motor buses, truck tractors, trailers,
5semitrailers, recreational vehicles, and mobile homes when operated upon a
6highway shall be completely equipped with tires inflated with compressed air and
7all other motor vehicles when operated on a highway shall be equipped with tires of
8rubber or of some material or construction of equal resiliency. No person may operate
9on a highway any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile
10home having any metal tire in contact with the roadway, except that tire chains of
11reasonable proportions may be used when required for safety because of snow, ice or
12other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid, and except as provided in sub. (2)
13(c).
SB7-SSA1, s. 123 14Section 123. 347.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,40,415 347.47 (2) No person shall operate a motor vehicle drawing a trailer,
16semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home upon a highway unless the hitch
17and coupling attaching the trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home
18to the vehicle by which it is drawn is of such construction as to cause such trailer,
19semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home to follow in direct line with the
20propelling vehicle without dangerous side swing or wobble. The hitch and coupling,
21the surface to which they are attached, and the connections, shall be of sufficient
22strength to prevent failure under all conditions of operation. The hitch is that part
23of the connecting mechanism, including the coupling platform and its attaching
24members or weldments, which is attached to the towing vehicle. The coupling is that
25part of the connecting mechanism, including the coupling and its attaching members

1or weldments, which is attached to the trailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home
2and by which connection is made to the hitch. If a device is used between the trailer
3proper and the coupling such as a pole, such device shall also meet the requirements
4of this section.
SB7-SSA1, s. 124 5Section 124. 347.47 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,40,86 347.47 (4) Trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, and mobile home couplings
7and the safety chains, leveling bars or cables shall be of such minimum strength,
8design and type as established by published rule of the department.
SB7-SSA1, s. 125 9Section 125. 348.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,40,1210 348.06 (1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (2m), no person, without a permit
11therefor, may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, mobile home, recreational
12vehicle,
trailer, or semitrailer having an overall height in excess of 13 1/2 feet.
SB7-SSA1, s. 126 13Section 126. 348.07 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,40,1514 348.07 (2) (c) Forty five feet for mobile homes recreational vehicles, motor
15homes, and motor buses.
SB7-SSA1, s. 127 16Section 127. 348.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,40,1817 348.07 (3) (a) The overall length of a mobile home or recreational vehicle shall
18be measured from the rear thereof to the rear of the vehicle to which it is attached.
SB7-SSA1, s. 128 19Section 128. 348.10 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,40,2220 348.10 (5) (intro.) The load imposed upon trailers or, semitrailers, recreational
21vehicles, or mobile homes
shall be distributed in a manner that will prevent side
22sway under all conditions of operation:
SB7-SSA1, s. 129 23Section 129. 348.10 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,41,324 348.10 (5) (a) All items of load carried by any trailer, semitrailer, recreational
25vehicle,
or mobile home, except bulk material such as sand, gravel, dirt not in

1containers, shall be secured to, on or in the trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle,
2or mobile home
in such manner as to prevent shifting of the load while the trailer,
3semitrailer, recreational vehicle,
or mobile home is being drawn by a towing vehicle.
SB7-SSA1, s. 130 4Section 130. 348.10 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,41,85 348.10 (5) (c) The load carried by any trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle,
6or mobile home shall be so positioned that a weight of not less than 35 pounds is
7imposed at the center of the point of attachment to the towing vehicle when parked
8on a level surface.
SB7-SSA1, s. 131 9Section 131. 348.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,41,1810 348.26 (4) Mobile home, manufactured home, and manufactured building
11modular home permits. Single trip permits for the movement of oversize mobile
12homes, manufactured homes as defined in s. 101.91 (2) (am), or manufactured
13buildings as defined in s. 101.71 (6)
modular homes may be issued only by the
14department, regardless of the highways to be used. Every such permit shall
15designate the route to be used by the permittee. No permit may be issued under this
16subsection for operation of a vehicle combination exceeding 110 feet in overall length
17or for movement of a mobile home, manufactured home, or manufactured building
18modular home exceeding 80 feet in length.
SB7-SSA1, s. 132 19Section 132. 348.27 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,42,220 348.27 (7) Mobile home, manufactured home, and modular home permits. The
21department may issue annual or consecutive month statewide permits to licensed
22mobile home, manufactured home, or modular home transport companies and to
23licensed mobile home, manufactured home, or modular home manufacturers and
24dealers authorizing them to transport oversize mobile homes, manufactured homes,

1or modular homes
over any of the highways of the state in the ordinary course of their
2business.
SB7-SSA1, s. 133 3Section 133. 348.27 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,42,214 348.27 (7m) The department may issue an annual or consecutive month permit
5for the movement of a 3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in
6order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the
73-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a mobile home recreational
8vehicle
or camping trailer, and a trailer for a personal recreational vehicle, if the
9overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed 60 feet or, if the 2nd
10vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is equipped with brakes adequate to control the
11movement of and to stop and hold it, does not exceed 65 feet, and the towed vehicles
12are for the use of the operator of the towing vehicle. A permit under this subsection
13may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to be used. The
14department may designate the routes that may be used by the permittee. The fee
15for an annual permit under this subsection is $40. The fee for a consecutive month
16permit under this subsection shall be determined in the manner provided in s. 348.25
17(8) (bm), except that the $40 fee for an annual permit under this subsection shall be
18used in the computation. No 3-vehicle combination may operate under this
19paragraph if highway or weather conditions include heavy snow, freezing rain, icy
20roads, high winds, limited visibility, or upon a highway that is closed or partially
21closed by the department due to highway conditions.
SB7-SSA1, s. 134 22Section 134. 349.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,43,523 349.03 (2) No local authority may enact or enforce any traffic regulation
24providing for suspension or revocation of motor vehicle operator's licenses or
25requiring local registration of vehicles, except as authorized by s. 341.35, or in any

1manner excluding or prohibiting any motor vehicle, mobile home, vehicle
2transporting a manufactured home or modular home, recreational vehicle,
trailer,
3or semitrailer whose owner has complied with chs. 341 to 348 from the free use of all
4highways, except as authorized by sub. (3) and ss. 66.0429 (1) and (3), 349.13, 349.17,
5349.22 and 349.23.
SB7-SSA1, s. 135 6Section 135. 422.201 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,43,107 422.201 (12m) This section does not apply to consumer credit sales of or
8consumer loans secured by a first lien on or equivalent security interest in mobile
9homes or manufactured homes, as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91, if the sales
10or loans are made on or after November 1, 1981.
SB7-SSA1, s. 136 11Section 136. 422.202 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,43,1812 422.202 (2) (intro.) With respect to a consumer credit transaction which
13involves a mobile manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (c) (bg)
14or the extension of credit secured by an interest in real property, the parties may
15agree to the payment by the customer of the following charges in addition to the
16finance charge, if they will be paid to persons not related to the merchant, are
17reasonable in amount, bona fide and not for the purpose of circumvention or evasion
18of this subchapter:
SB7-SSA1, s. 137 19Section 137. 422.209 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,43,2320 422.209 (1m) (a) 2. The loan administration fee is for a consumer loan that is
21secured primarily by an interest in real property or in a mobile home, as defined in
22s. 138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91 (10), or in a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91
23(2)
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 138 24Section 138. 422.209 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,44,7
1422.209 (6m) For purpose of this section, the finance charge in a mobile
2manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (c) (bg) does not include
3fees, discounts, or other sums actually imposed by the government national
4mortgage association, the federal national mortgage association, the federal home
5loan mortgage corporation or other governmentally sponsored secondary mortgage
6market purchaser of the loan or any private secondary mortgage market purchaser
7of the loan who is not a person related to the original lender.
SB7-SSA1, s. 139 8Section 139. 422.402 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,44,119 422.402 (5) (intro.) This section does not apply to a mobile manufactured home
10transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (c) (bg) made on or after November 1, 1981,
11and before November 1, 1984, if:
SB7-SSA1, s. 140 12Section 140. 422.402 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,44,1713 422.402 (5) (b) The unequal or irregular payment is the final scheduled
14payment of the transaction, and the merchant agrees to refinance the final scheduled
15payment at a rate of interest not in excess of the rate disclosed pursuant to subch.
16III of ch. 422 by more than one percent multiplied by the number of 6-month periods
17in the term of the immediately prior mobile manufactured home transaction.
SB7-SSA1, s. 141 18Section 141. 422.413 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,44,2519 422.413 (2g) (intro.) In any consumer credit transaction in which the collateral
20is a motor vehicle as defined in s. 340.01 (35), a trailer as defined in s. 340.01 (71),
21a snowmobile as defined in s. 340.01 (58a), a boat as defined in s. 30.50 (2), an aircraft
22as defined in s. 114.002 (3), or a mobile home or manufactured home as defined in s.
23138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91, a writing evidencing the transaction may provide for the
24creditor's recovery of all of the following expenses, if the expenses are reasonable and
25bona fide:
SB7-SSA1, s. 142
1Section 142. 424.301 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,45,32 424.301 (1) (b) 1. The actual cash value or stated value of any motor vehicle,
3manufactured home,
or mobile home in which the creditor holds a security interest.
SB7-SSA1, s. 143 4Section 143. 707.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,45,95 707.02 (4) "Campground" means real property that is available for use by
6campground members under a campground contract and is intended for camping or
7outdoor recreation, including the use of campsites and campground amenities by
8campground members, but does not include a manufactured and mobile home park
9community as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (c) (cg).
SB7-SSA1, s. 144 10Section 144. 710.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,45,12 11710.15 (title) Mobile Manufactured and mobile home park community
12regulations.
SB7-SSA1, s. 145 13Section 145. 710.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 710.15 (1) (ag) and
14amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,45,1915 710.15 (1) (ag) "Lease" means a written agreement between an operator and
16a resident or mobile home occupant establishing the terms upon which the mobile
17home or manufactured home may be located in the park community or the mobile
18home occupant
resident may occupy a mobile home or manufactured home in the
19park community.
SB7-SSA1, s. 146 20Section 146. 710.15 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,45,2121 710.15 (1) (am) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB7-SSA1, s. 147 22Section 147. 710.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,45,2523 710.15 (1) (b) "Mobile home" has the meaning given under s. 66.0435 (1) (d)
24101.91 (10), but does not include any unit used primarily for camping, touring or
25recreational purposes
a recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r).
SB7-SSA1, s. 148
1Section 148. 710.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,46,52 710.15 (1) (c) "Mobile home occupant Occupant" means a person who rents a
3mobile home or manufactured home in a park community from an operator or who
4occupies a mobile home or manufactured home located on a plot of ground that is
5rented in a community from an operator
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 149 6Section 149. 710.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,46,97 710.15 (1) (d) "Operator" means a person engaged in the business of renting
8plots of ground or mobile homes or manufactured homes in a park community to
9mobile home or manufactured home owners or mobile home occupants.
SB7-SSA1, s. 150 10Section 150. 710.15 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 710.15 (1) (ad) and
11amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,46,1412 710.15 (1) (ad) "Park Community" means a tract of land containing 2 3 or more
13plots of ground upon which mobile homes or manufactured homes are located in
14exchange for the payment of rent or any other fee pursuant to a lease.
SB7-SSA1, s. 151 15Section 151. 710.15 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,46,1816 710.15 (1) (f) "Resident" means a person who rents a mobile home or
17manufactured home
site in a park community from an operator and who occupies the
18mobile home or site as his or her residence
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 152 19Section 152. 710.15 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,46,2320 710.15 (1m) Requirement and term of lease. Every agreement for the rental
21of a mobile home site or mobile home or manufactured home site shall be by lease.
22Every lease shall be for a term of at least one year unless the resident or mobile home
23occupant requests a shorter term and the operator agrees to the shorter term.
SB7-SSA1, s. 153 24Section 153. 710.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,47,4
1710.15 (2) Rules included in lease. All park community rules that
2substantially affect the rights or duties of residents or mobile home occupants or of
3operators, including park community rules under sub. (2m) (b), shall be made a part
4of every lease between them.
SB7-SSA1, s. 154 5Section 154. 710.15 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,47,76 710.15 (2m) (a) Every lease shall state whether the park community contains
7an emergency shelter.
SB7-SSA1, s. 155 8Section 155. 710.15 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,47,119 710.15 (2m) (b) If a park community contains an emergency shelter under par.
10(a), the park community rules shall state the location of the emergency shelter and
11procedures for its use.
SB7-SSA1, s. 156 12Section 156. 710.15 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,47,1713 710.15 (3) Prohibited consideration of age of mobile home or manufactured
14home
. (a) An operator may not deny a resident the opportunity to enter into or renew,
15and may not include, exclude or alter any terms of, a lease to continue to locate a
16mobile home or manufactured home in the park community solely or in any part on
17the basis of the age of the mobile home or manufactured home.
SB7-SSA1,47,2118 (b) An operator may not require the removal of a mobile home or manufactured
19home
from a park community solely or in any part on the basis of the age of the mobile
20home or manufactured home, regardless of whether the ownership or occupancy of
21the mobile home or manufactured home has changed or will change.
SB7-SSA1, s. 157 22Section 157. 710.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,48,323 710.15 (4) Prohibited consideration of change in ownership or occupancy of
24mobile home
or manufactured home. An operator may not require the removal of
25a mobile home or manufactured home from a park community solely or in any part

1because the ownership or occupancy of the mobile home or manufactured home has
2changed or will change. An operator may refuse to enter into an initial lease with
3a prospective resident or mobile home occupant for any other lawful reason.
SB7-SSA1, s. 158 4Section 158. 710.15 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,48,75 710.15 (4m) No interest in real estate; screening permitted. Neither sub. (3)
6(b) nor sub. (4) creates or extends any interest in real estate or prohibits the lawful
7screening of prospective residents and mobile home occupants by an operator.
SB7-SSA1, s. 159 8Section 159. 710.15 (5m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,48,139 710.15 (5m) Termination of tenancy or nonrenewal of lease. (intro.)
10Notwithstanding ss. 704.17 and 704.19, the tenancy of a resident or mobile home
11occupant in a park community may not be terminated, nor may the renewal of the
12lease be denied by the park community operator, except upon any of the following
13grounds:
SB7-SSA1, s. 160 14Section 160. 710.15 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,48,1615 710.15 (5m) (a) Failure to pay rent due, or failure to pay taxes or any other
16charges due for which the park community owner or operator may be liable.
SB7-SSA1, s. 161 17Section 161. 710.15 (5m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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