HBA-KDB H.B. 3552 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3552
By: Raymond
Land & Resource Management
4/17/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The manufactured housing industry (industry) in this state is regulated by
the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (Act), which has been modified
in prior legislative sessions.  The industry may benefit from improvement
and refinement of the Act.  House Bill 3552 modifies provisions relating to
manufactured housing standards. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3552 amends the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act to
increase from $2,000 to $4,000 the maximum fine that a person may be
required to pay if the person violates the Act or any rule, regulation, or
administrative order of the Texas Department of Housing and Community
Affairs (TDHCA). The bill modifies the effective date of provisions
regarding wind zone standards  to September 1, 1997.  The bill provides
that the report relating to manufactured homes that        TDHCA is
required to furnish each county tax assessor-collector is a monthly, rather
than quarterly, report. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.