Public Act 44 of 2003

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• Introduced by Sen. Mike Bishop (R) on April 30, 2003, to revise the procedures that apply to recording the ownership of and liens on mobile homes affixed to real property in which an owner of the mobile home has an ownership interest. The bill creates a new procedure under which affixed mobile homes would be treated the same as non-mobile home structures built on a lot, rather than under the same procedures and regulations which apply to mobile home courts. Before the mobile home could be detached from the property, the owner would be required to re-register the mobile home under the regulations that apply to mobile homes. The bill addresses concerns raised by a recent court case which suggested that the mobile home law precludes using ownership of a mobile home as security for a home loan.
  • Referred to the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee on April 30, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 6, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 13, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes that do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 13, 2003.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on May 14, 2003.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on May 14, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on May 14, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on June 4, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on June 12, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes that do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on June 12, 2003.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Palsrok (R) on June 12, 2003, to clarify a technical provision in how mobile homes are described by serial number, model number, etc. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 12, 2003.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on June 12, 2003, to revise the procedures that apply to recording the ownership of and liens on mobile homes affixed to real property in which an owner of the mobile home has an ownership interest. The bill creates a new procedure under which affixed mobile homes would be treated the same as non-mobile home structures built on a lot, rather than under the same procedures and regulations which apply to mobile home courts. Before the mobile home could be detached from the property, the owner would be required to re-register the mobile home under the regulations that apply to mobile homes. The bill addresses concerns raised by a recent court case which suggested that the mobile home law precludes using ownership of a mobile home as security for a home loan.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on June 17, 2003.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on June 24, 2003, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 11, 2003.