Revision: Feb. 18, 2011, midnight
SB 116 – AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/16/11 0230s
2011 SESSION
05/01
SENATE BILL 116
AN ACT relative to the manufactured housing installation standards board.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Matt Quandt, Rock 13
This bill:
I. Requires a licensed installer or manufacturer to attach a warranty seal to a manufactured home.
II. Removes the requirement that the manufactured housing installation standards board meet at least every 90 days and permits the board to meet at the call of the board or the chairperson.
III. Provides that a licensed installer’s employer may file the required surety bond or letter of credit on behalf of the licensee.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/16/11 0230s
11-1027
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to the manufactured housing installation standards board.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Manufactured Housing Installation Standards Board; Warranty Seal. Amend RSA 205-D:17 to read as follows:
205-D:17 Warranty Seal. [Before a] In order to keep record of and verify the proper installation of manufactured homes, no manufactured house may be installed in this state[,] until the manufacturer [shall first obtain] or an installer licensed by the board has obtained a warranty seal from the board [a manufacturer's warranty seal] and [attach] attached the seal to the manufactured house.
2 Manufactured Housing Installation Standards Board; Meetings. Amend RSA 205-D:2, V to read as follows:
V. The board shall hold meetings [every 90 days and may meet more frequently] as deemed necessary by the board or the chairperson.
3 Manufactured Housing Installation License; Bond Required. Amend RSA 205-D:9, I to read as follows:
I. The board shall not issue a license to any person unless the person or his employer on his behalf has posted a surety bond or letter of credit to be held by the state treasurer in an amount to be determined by the board. No surety bond or letter of credit shall be accepted unless it is with a surety company authorized to do business in this state. The surety may cancel the bond or letter of credit at any time upon giving 30 days' written notice to the board.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.