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| SPONSOR: | Watchman | DATE TYPED: | 03/01/01 | HB | 629 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Registration of Manufactured Homes | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Gonzales | ||||||
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Taxation and Revenue Department (TRD)
Regulation and Licensing Department
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 629 continues the requirement that a manufactured home be registered and titled in the state, but repeals the requirement that the manufactured home display a registration plate. This bill also allows the Taxation and Revenue Department to recognize other state registration and titling.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
There would be some savings on the material cost to issue approximately 18,300 registration plates.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
There should be minimal impact to the Taxation and Revenue Department to verify the vehicle identification number of manufactured homes registered out of state. However, some resources will be saved on the cost of materials for not having to issue approximately 18,3000 registration plates.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
The Taxation and Revenue Department indicated there is no particular need for manufactured homes to have permanent registration plates. Usually the only time the registration plate is displayed is when moving the manufactured home from the factory to a permanent site. It appears unlikely there are many violations of the registration provisions.
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