HB465 Alabama 2013 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Manufactured homes, mobile home park, required to accommodate safe room for inclement weather, penalties,
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law does not require owners of
manufactured or mobile home parks to have a
specific tornado safe space</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require each owner of a
manufactured or mobile home park to include a
Federal Emergency Management Administration 361
approved safe room to accommodate the residents of
the park during inclement weather</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide criminal penalties
for failure to comply</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to manufactured or mobile home parks; to
require each owner of a manufactured or mobile home park to
include a Federal Emergency Management Administration 361
approved safe room to accommodate the residents of the park
during inclement weather; to provide criminal penalties for
failure to comply; and in connection therewith would have as
its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as
Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
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Subjects
Mobile Homes
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2013 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB465 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |