Bill Text: MI HB6239 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Housing: manufactured, modular, or mobile homes; manufactured housing commission; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 1987 PA 96 (MCL 125.2303).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-09-22 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/16/2020 [HB6239 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB6239-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 6239
September 16, 2020, Introduced by Rep. Yaroch
and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled
"The mobile home commission act,"
by amending section 3 (MCL 125.2303).
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 3. (1) The mobile home manufactured housing commission is created within
the department of commerce.licensing and regulatory affairs.
(2) The commission
consists of 11 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of
the senate, each of whom shall be a citizen of this state.
(3) The Within 30 days after the effective date of the
amendatory act that amended this section, the members of the commission
shall include each of the following:
(a) A representative of
an organization whose membership consists of mobile home residents.
(b)
A representative of financial institutions.
(b)
(c) Two operators of a licensed mobile home park having
100 or more sites and 1 operator of a licensed mobile home park having less
than 100 sites.
(c)
(d) A representative of organized labor.
(d)
(e) An elected official of a local government.from a group that represents cities and villages.
(e)
(f) A licensed mobile home dealer.
(f)
(g) One resident of a licensed mobile home park having 100
or more sites and 1 resident of a licensed mobile home park having less than
100 sites.
(h)
A manufacturer of mobile homes.
(g)
An elected official from a group that represents counties.
(h)
An elected official from a group that represents townships.
(4) A person An individual appointed to be a member of the commission under subsection (3)(a),
(c), (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h), or a member of that person's individual's immediate family shall not
have more than a 1% ownership interest in or income benefit from a manufacturer
of mobile homes, a retail seller of mobile homes, a licensed mobile home park,
or a supplier of ancillary products or services to the mobile home industry.
(5) The term of office for each member shall of the commission must be for 3 years. A
vacancy in the office of a member shall of the commission
must be filled by the governor for the remainder of the unexpired
term, not more than 1 month after the vacancy is created, and in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(6) The per diem
compensation of the members of the commission
and the schedule for reimbursement of expenses shall must be
established annually by the legislature.
(7) Six members of the
commission constitute a quorum for all purposes, notwithstanding the existence
of a vacancy in the commission's membership. Action may be taken by the
commission by a vote of a majority of the members appointed and serving.
Meetings of the commission may be called by the chairperson or by 3 members of the commission on 3 business days'
actual notice. At least 1 meeting shall must be
held each calendar quarter. The commission may hold meetings anywhere in this
state.
(8) The commission shall
elect a member of the commission as its chairperson and another member as its
vice-chairperson. The duties and powers of the chairperson and vice-chairperson
shall must be as prescribed in the commission's
rules.
(9) A member of the commission may be removed from office by the governor for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or misconduct or malfeasance in office. A member of the commission who has a direct pecuniary interest in a matter before the commission shall disclose that interest before the commission taking action with respect to the matter, which disclosure shall must become a part of the record of the commission's official proceedings.
