88R6796 MP-F
 
  By: Guillen H.B. No. 2343
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 1201.008, Occupations Code, is amended
  by amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsections (d-1)
  and (g) to read as follows:
         (b)  Subject to Subsection (g), on [On] application, the
  municipality shall permit the installation of a HUD-code
  manufactured home for use as a dwelling in any area determined
  appropriate by the municipality, including a subdivision, planned
  unit development, single lot, and rental community or park. An
  application to install a new HUD-code manufactured home for use as a
  dwelling is considered to be granted unless the municipality in
  writing denies the application and states the reason for the denial
  not later than the 45th day after the date the application is
  received.
         (d)  Except as approved by the department and subject to
  Subsection (d-1), a local governmental unit may not require a
  permit, a fee, a bond, or insurance for the transportation and
  installation of manufactured housing by a licensed retailer or
  installer. This subsection does not prohibit the collection of
  actual costs incurred by a local governmental unit that result from
  the transportation of a manufactured home.
         (d-1)  A municipality may not unreasonably regulate or
  restrict the installation of new HUD-code manufactured homes.  A
  municipality may not require a specific use permit or other permit
  that serves a similar purpose to a specific use permit for a new
  HUD-code manufactured home that has been constructed in accordance
  with federal law and this chapter.
         (g)  A municipality with zoning regulations or zoning
  district boundaries:
               (1)  shall permit the installation of a new HUD-code
  manufactured home for use as a dwelling under at least one:
                     (A)  residential zoning classification; or
                     (B)  type of residential zoning district; and
               (2)  may not adopt or enforce other zoning regulations
  or zoning district boundaries that directly or indirectly prohibit
  the installation of new HUD-code manufactured homes in all
  residential zoning classifications or types of residential zoning
  districts adopted by the municipality.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.