SB688, s. 66 3Section 66. 101.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,28,64 101.71 (4) "Installation" means the assembly of a manufactured building
5modular home on-site and the process of affixing a manufactured building modular
6home
to land, a foundation, footing or an existing building.
SB688, s. 67 7Section 67. 101.71 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,28,98 101.71 (6) (a) (intro.) "Manufactured building Modular home" means any
9structure or component thereof which is intended for use as a dwelling and:
SB688, s. 68 10Section 68. 101.71 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,28,1311 101.71 (6) (b) "Manufactured building Modular home" does not mean any
12manufactured home under s. 101.91 or any building of open construction which is not
13subject to par. (a) 2.
SB688, s. 69 14Section 69. 101.715 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,28,18 15101.715 Application. This subchapter applies to a dwelling the initial
16construction of which was commenced on or after December 1, 1978, except that s.
17101.745 applies to a manufactured building modular home the initial manufacture
18of which was commenced on or after May 23, 1978.
SB688, s. 70 19Section 70. 101.72 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,29,3 20101.72 Dwelling code council. The dwelling code council shall review the
21standards and rules for manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings and
22recommend a statewide manufactured building modular home code for adoption by
23the department which shall include rules providing for the conservation of energy in
24the construction and maintenance of dwellings. Such rules shall take into account
25the costs to home buyers of specific code provisions in relation to the benefits derived

1therefrom. Upon its own initiative or at the request of the department, the council
2shall consider and make recommendations to the department pertaining to rules and
3any other matters related to this subchapter.
SB688, s. 71 4Section 71. 101.73 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,29,125 101.73 (1) Adopt rules which establish standards for the use of building
6materials, methods and equipment in the manufacture and installation of
7manufactured buildings modular homes for use as dwellings or dwelling units.
8Where feasible, the standards used shall be those nationally recognized and shall
9apply to the dwelling and to its electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and
10other systems. Such rules shall take into account the conservation of energy in
11construction and maintenance of dwellings and the costs to home buyers of specific
12code provisions in relation to the benefits derived therefrom.
SB688, s. 72 13Section 72. 101.73 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,29,1514 101.73 (1m) Adopt a rule which requires any manufactured building modular
15home
which uses electricity for space heating to be superinsulated.
SB688, s. 73 16Section 73. 101.73 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,29,2317 101.73 (2) Adopt rules for the examination of plans and specifications and for
18periodic in-plant and on-site inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes,
19fabrication, assembly and installation of manufactured buildings modular homes to
20ensure that examinations and inspections are made in compliance with the rules
21adopted for construction, electrical wiring, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and
22other systems under ss. 101.70 to 101.77 and with the rules for indoor plumbing
23adopted by the department under ch. 145.
SB688, s. 74 24Section 74. 101.73 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.73 (3) Provide for examination of plans and specifications and in-plant
2inspections when contracted for by the manufacturer under s. 101.75 (1) and shall
3contract to provide on-site inspection services for the installation of manufactured
4buildings
modular homes for dwellings, at municipal expense, for any municipality
5which requires such service under s. 101.76 or 101.761.
SB688, s. 75 6Section 75. 101.73 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,30,117 101.73 (5) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension
8and revocation thereof, of on-site inspectors of the installation of manufactured
9buildings
modular homes for dwellings. Persons certified as on-site inspectors may
10be employees of the department, a city, village, town or county or an independent
11agency.
SB688, s. 76 12Section 76. 101.73 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,30,1713 101.73 (6) Adopt rules for the certification, including provisions for suspension
14and revocation thereof, of independent inspection agencies to conduct in-plant
15inspections of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of
16manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings and to certify compliance with
17this subchapter.
SB688, s. 77 18Section 77. 101.73 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,30,2019 101.73 (7) Issue or recognize an insignia of compliance for dwellings which
20conform to the manufactured building modular home code.
SB688, s. 78 21Section 78. 101.73 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,30,2322 101.73 (11) Hear petitions regarding the manufactured building modular
23home
code, rules and special orders in accordance with s. 101.02 (6) (e) to (i) and (8).
SB688, s. 79 24Section 79. 101.74 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,31,3
1101.74 (4) Provide for or engage in the testing, approval and certification of
2materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of manufactured
3buildings
modular homes.
SB688, s. 80 4Section 80. 101.74 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,31,75 101.74 (6) Adopt rules prescribing procedures for approving new building
6materials, devices and methods for the manufacture or installation of manufactured
7buildings
modular homes for dwellings.
SB688, s. 81 8Section 81. 101.74 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,31,129 101.74 (7) Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the
10design, construction, inspection and labeling of manufactured buildings modular
11homes
where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of the manufactured
12building code and the rules promulgated under this subchapter.
SB688, s. 82 13Section 82. 101.745 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,31,1614 101.745 (4) Requirement. The manufacturer of a manufactured building
15modular home shall install a functional smoke detector on each floor level except the
16attic or storage area of each dwelling unit.
SB688, s. 83 17Section 83. 101.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,31,2418 101.75 (1) Inspections and compliance. Manufacturers of manufactured
19buildings
modular homes shall contract with a certified independent inspection
20agency or the department to conduct in-plant inspections and certify compliance
21with this subchapter. Manufacturers shall reimburse the independent inspection
22agency in accordance with the terms of the contract or reimburse the department in
23accordance with fees established under s. 101.73 (12). All inspections shall be
24performed by persons certified by the department.
SB688, s. 84 25Section 84. 101.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1101.75 (2) Display of insignia required. All manufactured buildings modular
2homes
manufactured, sold for initial use or installed within this state shall display,
3in a manner determined by the department, the insignia issued or recognized under
4ss. 101.73 (7) and 101.74 (7). All manufactured buildings modular homes bearing
5such insignia shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of all building
6ordinances and regulations of any local government except those related to zoning
7and siting requisites including but not limited to building setback, side and rear yard
8requirements and property line requirements.
SB688, s. 85 9Section 85. 101.75 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,32,1210 101.75 (3) Department approval of alterations. No person shall alter an
11approved manufactured building modular home in any way prior to or during
12installation without the approval of the department.
SB688, s. 86 13Section 86. 101.76 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,32,1914 101.76 (1) (a) With the approval of the department, exercise jurisdiction over
15the installation of manufactured buildings modular homes for dwellings by passage
16of ordinances, provided such ordinances are in strict conformance with this
17subchapter and the on-site inspection is performed by persons certified by the
18department. Except as provided by s. 101.761, a county ordinance shall apply in any
19city, village or town which has not enacted such ordinance.
SB688, s. 87 20Section 87. 101.761 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,33,421 101.761 (3) The department or a county may not enforce this subchapter or an
22ordinance adopted under s. 101.76 (1) (a) or provide inspection services in a
23municipality unless requested to do so by a person with respect to a particular
24manufactured building modular home or by the municipality. A request by a person
25or a municipality with respect to a particular manufactured building modular home

1does not give the department or a county authority with respect to any other
2manufactured building modular home. Costs shall be collected under s. 101.76 (1)
3(c) or ss. 101.73 (12) and 101.76 (2) from the person or municipality making the
4request.
SB688, s. 88 5Section 88. 101.761 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,33,86 101.761 (5) This section does not affect the applicability of or ordinances
7adopted under this subchapter to manufacturers, builders and owners of
8manufactured buildings modular homes located in a municipality.
SB688, s. 89 9Section 89. 101.935 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,33,1210 101.935 (1) The department shall license and regulate manufactured home
11parks communities. The department may investigate manufactured home parks
12communities and, with notice, may enter and inspect private property.
SB688, s. 90 13Section 90. 101.937 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB688,33,1914 101.937 (2m) Metered service. If a public utility provides metered water
15service to a manufactured home community as a whole via a single master meter, the
16public utility may not charge a fee for water lost in distribution between the master
17meter and the unit meters, except to the extent that the loss, on a percentage basis,
18exceeds the public utility's system loss, as reflected in the records the public utility
19is required to keep under the rules of the public service commission.
SB688, s. 91 20Section 91. 101.971 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,34,221 101.971 (2) "Multifamily dwelling" means an apartment building, rowhouse,
22town house, condominium or manufactured building modular home, as defined in s.
23101.71 (6), that does not exceed 60 feet in height or 6 stories and that consists of 3
24or more attached dwelling units the initial construction of which is begun on or after

1January 1, 1993. "Multifamily dwelling" does not include a facility licensed under
2ch. 50.
SB688, s. 92 3Section 92. 106.50 (1m) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,34,114 106.50 (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.
SB688, s. 93 12Section 93. 138.052 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,34,1713 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).
SB688, s. 94 18Section 94. 138.056 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,34,2019 138.056 (1) (b) "Dwelling" includes a cooperative housing unit and a mobile
20home or manufactured home.
SB688, s. 95 21Section 95. 138.056 (1) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
SB688,34,2222 138.056 (1) (bd) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB688, s. 96 23Section 96. 138.056 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,35,524 138.056 (1) (bm) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a
25single unit or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used,

1or intended to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid
2uncollapsible construction. "Mobile home" includes the mobile home structure,
3including the plumbing, heating and electrical systems and all appliances and all
4other equipment carrying a manufacturer's warranty
has the meaning given in s.
5101.91 (10)
.
SB688, s. 97 6Section 97. 138.056 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,35,107 138.056 (1) (c) "Mobile Manufactured home transaction" means a consumer
8credit sale, as defined in s. 421.301 (9), of or a consumer loan, as defined in s. 421.301
9(12), secured by a first lien or equivalent security interest in a mobile home or
10manufactured home
.
SB688, s. 98 11Section 98. 138.056 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,35,1412 138.056 (1) (d) "Variable rate loan" means a mobile manufactured home
13transaction or a loan as defined in s. 138.052 (1) (b), the terms of which permits the
14interest rate to be increased or decreased.
SB688, s. 99 15Section 99. 138.056 (3m) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
16128
, is amended to read:
SB688,35,1817 138.056 (3m) 4. The prepayment is not made in connection with the sale of a
18dwelling or mobile manufactured home securing the loan.
SB688, s. 100 19Section 100. 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,35,2320 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b. The loan administration fee is charged for a consumer loan
21that is secured primarily by an interest in real property or, in a mobile home, as
22defined in s. 138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91 (10), or in a manufactured home, as defined in
23s. 101.91 (2)
.
SB688, s. 101 24Section 101. 214.485 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,35,2525 214.485 (10) For the purpose of mobile home or manufactured home financing.
SB688, s. 102
1Section 102. 215.205 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,36,32 215.205 (1) Loans or obligations, or interests therein, for the purpose of mobile
3home or manufactured home financing.
SB688, s. 103 4Section 103. 218.10 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,36,75 218.10 (8m) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile home, as defined in s.
6340.01 (29), that does not exceed the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2)
has the
7meaning given in s. 340.01 (48r)
.
SB688, s. 104 8Section 104. 234.622 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act ....
9(Assembly Bill 327), is amended to read:
SB688,36,1910 234.622 (7) "Qualifying dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit, not including a
11mobile home as defined in s. 66.0435 101.91 (10), located in this state, habitable as
12a permanent residence and to which property taxes or special assessments are, or
13may conveniently be, allocated and up to one acre of land appertaining to it held in
14the same ownership as the dwelling unit. For purposes of ss. 234.621 to 234.626,
15"qualifying dwelling unit" includes a unit in a condominium or in a cooperative or an
16unincorporated cooperative association or in a multi-unit multiunit dwelling with
174 or fewer units, but in all of these 3 cases only the portion of taxes or special
18assessments allocable to the unit lived in by the participant may qualify for loans
19under ss. 234.621 to 234.626.
SB688, s. 105 20Section 105. 340.01 (18m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,36,2421 340.01 (18m) "Fifth-wheel mobile home recreational vehicle" means a mobile
22home as defined in sub. (29) which
recreational vehicle that is towed by a vehicle with
23a flatbed frame so the trailer hitch of the mobile home recreational vehicle is bolted
24to the flatbed frame of the towing vehicle.
SB688, s. 106 25Section 106. 340.01 (27k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB688,37,1
1340.01 (27k) "Modular home" has the meaning given in s. 101.71 (6).
SB688, s. 107 2Section 107. 340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB688,37,33 340.01 (27m) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB688, s. 108 4Section 108. 340.01 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,37,85 340.01 (29) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit
6or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used or intended
7to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible
8construction
has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10).
SB688, s. 109 9Section 109. 340.01 (48r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB688,37,1410 340.01 (48r) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile home that does not exceed
11the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2)
vehicle that is designed to be towed upon a
12highway by a motor vehicle, that is equipped and used, or intended to be used,
13primarily for temporary or recreational human habitation, that has walls of rigid,
14uncollapsible construction, and that does not exceed 45 feet in length
.
SB688, s. 110 15Section 110. 341.05 (26) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 341.05 (26).
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