AB1085, s. 50 5Section 50. 77.51 (15) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,22,116 77.51 (15) (b) 6. For the sale of a manufactured building modular home, as
7defined in s. 101.71 (6), or a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2); at the
8retailer's option, except that after a retailer chooses an option, the retailer may not
9use the other option for other sales without the department's written approval; either
1035% 35 percent of the sales price or an amount equal to the sales price minus the cost
11of the materials that become an ingredient or component part of the building.
AB1085, s. 51 12Section 51. 77.52 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,23,813 77.52 (2) (a) 1. The furnishing of rooms or lodging to transients by hotelkeepers,
14motel operators and other persons furnishing accommodations that are available to
15the public, irrespective of whether membership is required for use of the
16accommodations. In this subdivision, "transient" means any person residing for a
17continuous period of less than one month in a hotel, motel or other furnished
18accommodations available to the public. In this subdivision, "hotel" or "motel" means
19a building or group of buildings in which the public may obtain accommodations for
20a consideration, including, without limitation, such establishments as inns, motels,
21tourist homes, tourist houses or courts, lodging houses, rooming houses, summer
22camps, apartment hotels, resort lodges and cabins and any other building or group
23of buildings in which accommodations are available to the public, except
24accommodations, including mobile homes as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (d) 101.91 (10),
25manufactured homes as defined in s. 101.91 (2), and recreational vehicles as defined

1in s. 340.01 (48r)
, rented for a continuous period of more than one month and
2accommodations furnished by any hospitals, sanatoriums, or nursing homes, or by
3corporations or associations organized and operated exclusively for religious,
4charitable or educational purposes provided that no part of the net earnings of such
5corporations and associations inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or
6individual. In this subdivision, "one month" means a calendar month or 30 days,
7whichever is less, counting the first day of the rental and not counting the last day
8of the rental.
AB1085, s. 52 9Section 52. 77.53 (17) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,23,1810 77.53 (17) This section does not apply to tangible personal property purchased
11outside this state, other than motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, mobile homes not
12exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, all-terrain
13vehicles and airplanes registered or titled or required to be registered or titled in this
14state, which is brought into this state by a nondomiciliary for the person's own
15storage, use or other consumption while temporarily within this state when such
16property is not stored, used or otherwise consumed in this state in the conduct of a
17trade, occupation, business or profession or in the performance of personal services
18for wages or fees.
AB1085, s. 53 19Section 53. 77.53 (18) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,23,2520 77.53 (18) This section does not apply to the storage, use or other consumption
21in this state of household goods for personal use or to aircraft, motor vehicles, boats,
22snowmobiles, mobile homes, manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, trailers,
23semitrailers and all-terrain vehicles, for personal use, purchased by a
24nondomiciliary of this state outside this state 90 days or more before bringing the
25goods or property into this state in connection with a change of domicile to this state.
AB1085, s. 54
1Section 54. 77.54 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,24,82 77.54 (7) (b) (intro.) If the item transferred is a motor vehicle, snowmobile,
3mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length recreational vehicle, trailer, semitrailer,
4all-terrain vehicle or aircraft and the item is registered or titled, or required to be
5registered or titled, in this state or if the item is a boat that is registered or titled, or
6required to be registered or titled, in this state or under the laws of the United States,
7the exemption under par. (a) applies only if all of the following conditions are
8fulfilled:
AB1085, s. 55 9Section 55. 77.54 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,24,1410 77.54 (36) The gross receipts from the rental for a continuous period of one
11month or more of a mobile home, as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (d) 101.91 (10), or a
12manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2)
, that is used as a residence. In this
13subsection, "one month" means a calendar month or 30 days, whichever is less,
14counting the first day of the rental and not counting the last day of the rental.
AB1085, s. 56 15Section 56. 77.61 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,24,1916 77.61 (1) (a) No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, mobile home not exceeding
1745 feet in length
recreational vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or
18aircraft shall be registered or titled in this state unless the registrant presents proof
19that the sales or use taxes imposed by this subchapter have been paid.
AB1085, s. 57 20Section 57. 77.61 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,25,521 77.61 (1) (c) In the case of motor vehicles, boats, snowmobiles, mobile homes
22not exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicles, trailers, semitrailers,
23all-terrain vehicles or aircraft registered or titled, or required to be registered or
24titled, in this state purchased from persons who are not Wisconsin boat, trailer or
25semitrailer dealers, licensed Wisconsin aircraft, motor vehicle or mobile home

1recreational vehicle dealers or registered Wisconsin snowmobile or all-terrain
2vehicle dealers, the purchaser shall file a sales tax return and pay the tax prior to
3registering or titling the motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, mobile home not exceeding
445 feet in length, trailer
recreational vehicle, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or
5aircraft in this state.
AB1085, s. 58 6Section 58. 77.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,25,167 77.71 (4) An excise tax is imposed at the rate of 0.5% 0.5 percent in the case
8of a county tax or at the rate under s. 77.705 or 77.706 in the case of a special district
9tax of the sales price upon every person storing, using or otherwise consuming a
10motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, mobile home not exceeding 45 feet in length
11recreational vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle or aircraft, if that
12property must be registered or titled with this state and if that property is to be
13customarily kept in a county that has in effect an ordinance under s. 77.70 or in a
14special district that has in effect a resolution under s. 77.705 or 77.706, except that
15if the buyer has paid a similar local sales tax in another state on a purchase of the
16same property that tax shall be credited against the tax under this subsection.
AB1085, s. 59 17Section 59. 77.78 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,25,24 1877.78 Registration. No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, mobile home not
19exceeding 45 feet in length
recreational vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain
20vehicle or aircraft that is required to be registered by this state may be registered or
21titled by this state unless the registrant files a sales and use tax report and pays the
22county tax and special district tax at the time of registering or titling to the state
23agency that registers or titles the property. That state agency shall transmit those
24tax revenues to the department of revenue.
AB1085, s. 60 25Section 60. 77.785 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,26,5
177.785 (2) Prior to registration or titling, boat, all-terrain vehicle, trailer and
2semi-trailer dealers and licensed aircraft, motor vehicle, mobile home manufactured
3home, recreational vehicle,
and snowmobile dealers shall collect the taxes under this
4subchapter on sales of items under s. 77.71 (4). The dealer shall remit those taxes
5to the department of revenue along with payments of the taxes under subch. III.
AB1085, s. 61 6Section 61. 77.995 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 25,
7is amended to read:
AB1085,26,168 77.995 (2) There is imposed a fee at the rate of 5% 5 percent of the gross receipts
9on the rental, but not for rerental and not for rental as a service or repair replacement
10vehicle of Type 1 automobiles, as defined in s. 340.01 (4) (a); of mobile homes, as
11defined in s. 340.01 (29); of recreational vehicles, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r); of
12motor homes, as defined in s. 340.01 (33m); and of camping trailers, as defined in s.
13340.01 (6m) by establishments primarily engaged in short-term rental of vehicles
14without drivers, for a period of 30 days or less, unless the sale is exempt from the sales
15tax under s. 77.54 (1), (4), (7) (a), (7m) or (9a). There is also imposed a fee at the rate
16of 5% 5 percent of the gross receipts on the rental of limousines.
AB1085, s. 62 17Section 62. 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,27,218 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. "Local general purpose taxes" means the portion of tax
19increments collected for payment to a municipality under s. 66.1105 which is
20attributable to that municipality's own levy, the portion of environmental
21remediation tax increments collected for payment to a municipality or county under
22s. 66.1106 that is attributable to that municipality's or county's own levy, general
23property taxes, excluding taxes for a county children with disabilities education
24board, collected to finance the general purpose government unit, property taxes
25collected for sewage and sanitary districts, mobile home monthly municipal permit

1fees under s. 66.0435 (3), the proceeds of county sales and use taxes and municipal
2and county vehicle registration fees under s. 341.35 (1).
AB1085, s. 63 3Section 63. 100.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,27,74 100.21 (1) (a) "Dwelling unit" means a dwelling, as defined under s. 101.61, a
5manufactured building modular home, as defined under s. 101.71 (6), a
6manufactured home, as defined under s. 101.91 (2), or a multifamily dwelling, as
7defined under s. 101.971 (2).
AB1085, s. 64 8Section 64. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 101 [precedes 101.70] of the
9statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,27,1010 CHAPTER 101
AB1085,27,1211 SUBCHAPTER III
12 MANUFACTURED BUILDING Housing CODE
AB1085, s. 65 13Section 65. 101.70 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,27,19 14101.70 Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to establish statewide
15standards and inspection procedures for the manufacture and installation of
16manufactured buildings for dwellings and modular homes and to promote interstate
17uniformity in standards for manufactured buildings and modular homes by
18authorizing the department to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states
19which that have equivalent standards.
AB1085, s. 66 20Section 66. 101.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,27,2321 101.71 (4) "Installation" means the assembly of a manufactured building
22modular home on-site and the process of affixing a manufactured building modular
23home
to land, a foundation, footing or an existing building.
AB1085, s. 67 24Section 67. 101.71 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,28,2
1101.71 (6) (a) (intro.) "Manufactured building Modular home" means any
2structure or component thereof which is intended for use as a dwelling and:
AB1085, s. 68 3Section 68. 101.71 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,28,64 101.71 (6) (b) "Manufactured building Modular home" does not mean any
5manufactured home under s. 101.91 or any building of open construction which is not
6subject to par. (a) 2.
AB1085, s. 69 7Section 69. 101.715 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,28,11 8101.715 Application. This subchapter applies to a dwelling the initial
9construction of which was commenced on or after December 1, 1978, except that s.
10101.745 applies to a manufactured building modular home the initial manufacture
11of which was commenced on or after May 23, 1978.
AB1085, s. 70 12Section 70. 101.72 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,28,21 13101.72 Dwelling code council. The dwelling code council shall review the
14standards and rules for manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings and
15recommend a statewide manufactured building modular home code for adoption by
16the department which shall include rules providing for the conservation of energy in
17the construction and maintenance of dwellings. Such rules shall take into account
18the costs to home buyers of specific code provisions in relation to the benefits derived
19therefrom. Upon its own initiative or at the request of the department, the council
20shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and
21any other matters related to this subchapter.
AB1085, s. 71 22Section 71. 101.73 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,29,523 101.73 (1) Adopt rules which establish standards for the use of building
24materials, methods and equipment in the manufacture and installation of
25manufactured buildings modular homes for use as dwellings or dwelling units.

1Where feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally recognized and shall
2apply to the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and
3other systems. Such rules shall take into account the conservation of energy in
4construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs to home buyers of specific
5code provisions in relation to the benefits derived therefrom.
AB1085, s. 72 6Section 72. 101.73 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,29,87 101.73 (1m) Adopt a rule which requires any manufactured building modular
8home
which uses electricity for space heating to be superinsulated.
AB1085, s. 73 9Section 73. 101.73 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,29,1610 101.73 (2) Adopt rules for the examination of plans and specifications and for
11periodic in-plant and on-site inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes,
12fabrication, assembly and installation of manufactured buildings modular homes to
13ensure that examinations and inspections are made in compliance with the rules
14adopted for construction, electrical wiring, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and
15other systems under ss. 101.70 to 101.77 and with the rules for indoor plumbing
16adopted by the department under ch. 145.
AB1085, s. 74 17Section 74. 101.73 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,29,2218 101.73 (3) Provide for examination of plans and specifications and in-plant
19inspections when contracted for by the manufacturer under s. 101.75 (1) and shall
20contract to provide on-site inspection services for the installation of manufactured
21buildings
modular homes for dwellings, at municipal expense, for any municipality
22which requires such service under s. 101.76 or 101.761.
AB1085, s. 75 23Section 75. 101.73 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,30,324 101.73 (5) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension
25and revocation thereof, of on-site inspectors of the installation of manufactured

1buildings
modular homes for dwellings. Persons certified as on-site inspectors may
2be employees of the department, a city, village, town or county or an independent
3agency.
AB1085, s. 76 4Section 76. 101.73 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,30,95 101.73 (6) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension
6and revocation thereof, of independent inspection agencies to conduct in-plant
7inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of
8manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings and to certify compliance with
9this subchapter.
AB1085, s. 77 10Section 77. 101.73 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,30,1211 101.73 (7) Issue or recognize an insignia of compliance for dwellings which
12conform to the manufactured building modular home code.
AB1085, s. 78 13Section 78. 101.73 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,30,1514 101.73 (11) Hear petitions regarding the manufactured building modular
15home
code, rules and special orders in accordance with s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i) and (8).
AB1085, s. 79 16Section 79. 101.74 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,30,1917 101.74 (4) Provide for or engage in the testing, approval and certification of
18materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of manufactured
19buildings
modular homes.
AB1085, s. 80 20Section 80. 101.74 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,30,2321 101.74 (6) Adopt rules prescribing procedures for approving new building
22materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of manufactured
23buildings
modular homes for dwellings.
AB1085, s. 81 24Section 81. 101.74 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,31,4
1101.74 (7) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the
2design, construction, inspection and labeling of manufactured buildings modular
3homes
where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of the manufactured
4building code and the rules promulgated under this subchapter.
AB1085, s. 82 5Section 82. 101.745 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,31,86 101.745 (4) Requirement. The manufacturer of a manufactured building
7modular home shall install a functional smoke detector on each floor level except the
8attic or storage area of each dwelling unit.
AB1085, s. 83 9Section 83. 101.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,31,1610 101.75 (1) Inspections and compliance. Manufacturers of manufactured
11buildings
modular homes shall contract with a certified independent inspection
12agency or the department to conduct in-plant inspections and certify compliance
13with this subchapter. Manufacturers shall reimburse the independent inspection
14agency in accordance with the terms of the contract or reimburse the department in
15accordance with fees established under s. 101.73 (12). All inspections shall be
16performed by persons certified by the department.
AB1085, s. 84 17Section 84. 101.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,31,2518 101.75 (2) Display of insignia required. All manufactured buildings modular
19homes
manufactured, sold for initial use or installed within this state shall display,
20in a manner determined by the department, the insignia issued or recognized under
21ss. 101.73 (7) and 101.74 (7). All manufactured buildings modular homes bearing
22such insignia shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all building
23ordinances and regulations of any local government except those related to zoning
24and siting requisites including but not limited to building setback, side and rear yard
25requirements and property line requirements.
AB1085, s. 85
1Section 85. 101.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,32,42 101.75 (3) Department approval of alterations. No person shall alter an
3approved manufactured building modular home in any way prior to or during
4installation without the approval of the department.
AB1085, s. 86 5Section 86. 101.76 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,32,116 101.76 (1) (a) With the approval of the department, exercise jurisdiction over
7the installation of manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings by passage
8of ordinances, provided such ordinances are in strict conformance with this
9subchapter and the on-site inspection is performed by persons certified by the
10department. Except as provided by s. 101.761, a county ordinance shall apply in any
11city, village or town which has not enacted such ordinance.
AB1085, s. 87 12Section 87. 101.761 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,32,2113 101.761 (3) The department or a county may not enforce this subchapter or an
14ordinance adopted under s. 101.76 (1) (a) or provide inspection services in a
15municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular
16manufactured building modular home or by the municipality. A request by a person
17or a municipality with respect to a particular manufactured building modular home
18does not give the department or a county authority with respect to any other
19manufactured building modular home. Costs shall be collected under s. 101.76 (1)
20(c) or ss. 101.73 (12) and 101.76 (2) from the person or municipality making the
21request.
AB1085, s. 88 22Section 88. 101.761 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,32,2523 101.761 (5) This section does not affect the applicability of or ordinances
24adopted under this subchapter to manufacturers, builders and owners of
25manufactured buildings modular homes located in a municipality.
AB1085, s. 89
1Section 89. 101.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,33,42 101.935 (1) The department shall license and regulate manufactured home
3parks communities. The department may investigate manufactured home parks
4communities and, with notice, may enter and inspect private property.
AB1085, s. 90 5Section 90. 101.937 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1085,33,116 101.937 (2m) Metered service. If a public utility provides metered water
7service to a manufactured home community as a whole via a single master meter, the
8public utility may not charge a fee for water lost in distribution between the master
9meter and the unit meters, except to the extent that the loss, on a percentage basis,
10exceeds the public utility's system loss, as reflected in the records the public utility
11is required to keep under the rules of the public service commission.
AB1085, s. 91 12Section 91. 101.971 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,33,1813 101.971 (2) "Multifamily dwelling" means an apartment building, rowhouse,
14town house, condominium or manufactured building modular home, as defined in s.
15101.71 (6), that does not exceed 60 feet in height or 6 stories and that consists of 3
16or more attached dwelling units the initial construction of which is begun on or after
17January 1, 1993. "Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed under
18ch. 50.
AB1085, s. 92 19Section 92. 106.50 (1m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,34,220 106.50 (1m) (L) "Housing" means any improved property, or any portion
21thereof, including a mobile home as defined in s. 66.0435 (1) (d) 101.91 (10),
22manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91 (2),
or condominium, that is used or
23occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or
24residence. "Housing" includes any vacant land that is offered for sale or rent for the
25construction or location thereon of any building, structure or portion thereof that is

1used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a
2home or residence.
AB1085, s. 93 3Section 93. 138.052 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1085,34,84 138.052 (1) (b) "Loan" means a loan secured by a first lien real estate mortgage
5on, or an equivalent security interest in, a one- one-family to 4-family dwelling
6which the borrower uses as his or her principal place of residence and which is made,
7refinanced, renewed, extended or modified on or after November 1, 1981, but does
8not include a mobile manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1) (c).
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