SB7-SSA1,30,108 101.74 (4) Provide for or engage in the testing, approval and certification of
9materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of manufactured
10buildings
modular homes.
SB7-SSA1, s. 85 11Section 85. 101.74 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,30,1412 101.74 (6) Adopt rules prescribing procedures for approving new building
13materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of manufactured
14buildings
modular homes for dwellings.
SB7-SSA1, s. 86 15Section 86. 101.74 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,30,1916 101.74 (7) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the
17design, construction, inspection and labeling of manufactured buildings modular
18homes
where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of the manufactured
19building
modular home code and the rules promulgated under this subchapter.
SB7-SSA1, s. 87 20Section 87. 101.745 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,30,2321 101.745 (4) Requirement. The manufacturer of a manufactured building
22modular home shall install a functional smoke detector on each floor level except the
23attic or storage area of each dwelling unit.
SB7-SSA1, s. 88 24Section 88. 101.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,31,7
1101.75 (1) Inspections and compliance. Manufacturers of manufactured
2buildings
modular homes shall contract with a certified independent inspection
3agency or the department to conduct in-plant inspections and certify compliance
4with this subchapter. Manufacturers shall reimburse the independent inspection
5agency in accordance with the terms of the contract or reimburse the department in
6accordance with fees established under s. 101.73 (12). All inspections shall be
7performed by persons certified by the department.
SB7-SSA1, s. 89 8Section 89. 101.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,31,169 101.75 (2) Display of insignia required. All manufactured buildings modular
10homes
manufactured, sold for initial use or installed within this state shall display,
11in a manner determined by the department, the insignia issued or recognized under
12ss. 101.73 (7) and 101.74 (7). All manufactured buildings modular homes bearing
13such insignia shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all building
14ordinances and regulations of any local government except those related to zoning
15and siting requisites including but not limited to building setback, side and rear yard
16requirements and property line requirements.
SB7-SSA1, s. 90 17Section 90. 101.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,31,2018 101.75 (3) Department approval of alterations. No person shall alter an
19approved manufactured building modular home in any way prior to or during
20installation without the approval of the department.
SB7-SSA1, s. 91 21Section 91. 101.76 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,32,222 101.76 (1) (a) With the approval of the department, exercise jurisdiction over
23the installation of manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings by passage
24of ordinances, provided such ordinances are in strict conformance with this
25subchapter and the on-site inspection is performed by persons certified by the

1department. Except as provided by s. 101.761, a county ordinance shall apply in any
2city, village or town which has not enacted such ordinance.
SB7-SSA1, s. 92 3Section 92. 101.761 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,32,124 101.761 (3) The department or a county may not enforce this subchapter or an
5ordinance adopted under s. 101.76 (1) (a) or provide inspection services in a
6municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular
7manufactured building modular home or by the municipality. A request by a person
8or a municipality with respect to a particular manufactured building modular home
9does not give the department or a county authority with respect to any other
10manufactured building modular home. Costs shall be collected under s. 101.76 (1)
11(c) or ss. 101.73 (12) and 101.76 (2) from the person or municipality making the
12request.
SB7-SSA1, s. 93 13Section 93. 101.761 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,32,1614 101.761 (5) This section does not affect the applicability of or ordinances
15adopted under this subchapter to manufacturers, builders and owners of
16manufactured buildings modular homes located in a municipality.
SB7-SSA1, s. 94 17Section 94. 101.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,32,2018 101.935 (1) The department shall license and regulate manufactured home
19parks communities. The department may investigate manufactured home parks
20communities and, with notice, may enter and inspect private property.
SB7-SSA1, s. 95 21Section 95. 101.971 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,33,222 101.971 (2) "Multifamily dwelling" means an apartment building, rowhouse,
23town house, condominium, or manufactured building modular home, as defined in
24s. 101.71 (6), that does not exceed 60 feet in height or 6 stories and that consists of
253 or more attached dwelling units the initial construction of which is begun on or

1after January 1, 1993. "Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed
2under ch. 50.
SB7-SSA1, s. 96 3Section 96. 106.50 (1m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,33,114 106.50 (1m) (L) "Housing" means any improved property, or any portion
5thereof, including a mobile home as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (d) 101.91 (10),
6manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2),
or condominium, that is used or
7occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or
8residence. "Housing" includes any vacant land that is offered for sale or rent for the
9construction or location thereon of any building, structure or portion thereof that is
10used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a
11home or residence.
SB7-SSA1, s. 97 12Section 97. 138.052 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,33,1813 138.052 (1) (b) "Loan" means a loan secured by a first lien real estate mortgage
14on, or an equivalent security interest in, a one- one-family to 4-family dwelling
15which the borrower uses as his or her principal place of residence and which is made,
16refinanced, renewed, extended or modified on or after November 1, 1981, but does
17not include a mobile manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (c)
18(bg).
SB7-SSA1, s. 98 19Section 98. 138.056 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,33,2120 138.056 (1) (b) "Dwelling" includes a cooperative housing unit and a mobile
21home or manufactured home.
SB7-SSA1, s. 99 22Section 99. 138.056 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,33,2323 138.056 (1) (bd) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB7-SSA1, s. 100 24Section 100. 138.056 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,34,7
1138.056 (1) (bm) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a
2single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used,
3or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid
4uncollapsible construction. "Mobile home" includes the mobile home structure,
5including the plumbing, heating and electrical systems and all appliances and all
6other equipment carrying a manufacturer's warranty
has the meaning given in s.
7101.91 (10)
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 101 8Section 101. 138.056 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 138.056 (1) (bg)
9amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,34,1310 138.056 (1) (bg) "Mobile Manufactured home transaction" means a consumer
11credit sale, as defined in s. 421.301 (9), of or a consumer loan, as defined in s. 421.301
12(12), secured by a first lien or equivalent security interest in a mobile home or
13manufactured home
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 102 14Section 102. 138.056 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,34,1715 138.056 (1) (d) "Variable rate loan" means a mobile manufactured home
16transaction or a loan as defined in s. 138.052 (1) (b), the terms of which permits the
17interest rate to be increased or decreased.
SB7-SSA1, s. 103 18Section 103. 138.056 (3m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,34,2019 138.056 (3m) (a) 4. The prepayment is not made in connection with the sale of
20a dwelling or mobile manufactured home securing the loan.
SB7-SSA1, s. 104 21Section 104. 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,34,2522 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. The loan administration fee is charged for a consumer loan
23that is secured primarily by an interest in real property or, in a mobile home, as
24defined in s. 138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91 (10), or in a manufactured home, as defined in
25s. 101.91 (2)
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 105
1Section 105. 214.485 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,35,22 214.485 (10) For the purpose of mobile home or manufactured home financing.
SB7-SSA1, s. 106 3Section 106. 215.205 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,35,54 215.205 (1) Loans or obligations, or interests therein, for the purpose of mobile
5home or manufactured home financing.
SB7-SSA1, s. 107 6Section 107. 218.10 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,35,97 218.10 (8m) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile home, as defined in s.
8340.01 (29), that does not exceed the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2)
has the
9meaning given in s. 340.01 (48r)
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 108 10Section 108. 234.622 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,35,2011 234.622 (7) "Qualifying dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit, not including a
12mobile home as defined in s. 66.0435 101.91 (10), located in this state, habitable as
13a permanent residence and to which property taxes or special assessments are, or
14may conveniently be, allocated and up to one acre of land appertaining to it held in
15the same ownership as the dwelling unit. For purposes of ss. 234.621 to 234.626,
16"qualifying dwelling unit" includes a unit in a condominium or in a cooperative or an
17unincorporated cooperative association or in a multi-unit multiunit dwelling with
184 or fewer units, but in all of these 3 cases only the portion of taxes or special
19assessments allocable to the unit lived in by the participant may qualify for loans
20under ss. 234.621 to 234.626.
SB7-SSA1, s. 109 21Section 109. 340.01 (18m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,35,2522 340.01 (18m) "Fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle" means a mobile
23home as defined in sub. (29) which
recreational vehicle that is towed by a vehicle with
24a flatbed frame so the trailer hitch of the mobile home recreational vehicle is bolted
25to the flatbed frame of the towing vehicle.
SB7-SSA1, s. 110
1Section 110. 340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,36,22 340.01 (27m) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB7-SSA1, s. 111 3Section 111. 340.01 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,36,74 340.01 (29) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit
5or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used or intended
6to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible
7construction
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10).
SB7-SSA1, s. 112 8Section 112. 340.01 (29k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7-SSA1,36,99 340.01 (29k) "Modular home" has the meaning given in s. 101.71 (6).
SB7-SSA1, s. 113 10Section 113. 340.01 (48r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,36,1511 340.01 (48r) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile home that does not exceed
12the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2)
vehicle that is designed to be towed upon a
13highway by a motor vehicle, that is equipped and used, or intended to be used,
14primarily for temporary or recreational human habitation, that has walls of rigid
15construction, and that does not exceed 45 feet in length
.
SB7-SSA1, s. 114 16Section 114. 341.05 (26) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 341.05 (26).
SB7-SSA1, s. 115 17Section 115. 341.05 (26) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB7-SSA1, s. 116 18Section 116. 341.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,36,2519 341.12 (1) The department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to s. 341.25 or
20341.30 shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 registration plates for an
21automobile, motor truck, motor bus, school bus, self-propelled recreational vehicle
22motor home, or dual purpose motor home and one plate for other vehicles. The
23department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to any other section shall issue one
24plate unless the department determines that 2 plates will better serve the interests
25of law enforcement.
SB7-SSA1, s. 117
1Section 117. 343.055 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7-SSA1,37,102 343.055 (1) (d) Recreational vehicle operators. The operator of the commercial
3motor vehicle is a person operating a motor home, or a vehicle towing a 5th-wheel
4mobile home recreational vehicle or single-unit recreational vehicle and the vehicle
5or combination, including both units of a combination towing vehicle and the
65th-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle or recreational vehicle, is both operated
7and controlled by the person and is transporting only members of the person's family,
8guests or their personal property. This paragraph does not apply to any
9transportation for hire or the transportation of any property connected to a
10commercial activity. In this paragraph, "controlled" means leased or owned.
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:
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