[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2414 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2414
To update the definition of manufactured home, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 23, 2025
Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr.
Schatz, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Padilla, and Mr. Crapo) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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A BILL
To update the definition of manufactured home, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Supply Expansion Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. UPDATING THE DEFINITION OF MANUFACTURED HOME.
(a) In General.--Section 603(6) of the National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C.
5402(6)) is amended by striking ``on a permanent chassis'' and
inserting ``with or without a permanent chassis''.
(b) Manufactured Home Certifications.--Section 604 of the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5403) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Manufactured Home Certifications.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Initial certification.--Subject to
subparagraph (B), not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of the Housing Supply Expansion Act of
2025, a State shall submit to the Secretary an initial
certification that the laws and regulations of the
State--
``(i) treat a manufactured home, including
a manufactured home without a permanent
chassis, in parity with a manufactured home (as
defined and regulated by the State); and
``(ii) subject a manufactured home without
a permanent chassis to the same laws and
regulations of the State as a manufactured home
built on a permanent chassis with respect to
financing, title, insurance, manufacture, sale,
taxes, transportation, installation, and other
areas as the secretary determines, after
consultation with and approval by the consensus
committee, are necessary to give effect to the
purpose of this section.
``(B) State plan submission.--Any State plan
submitted under subparagraph (C) shall contain the
required State certification under subparagraph (A) or
paragraph (3) and, if contained therein, no additional
or State certification under subparagraph (A) or
paragraph (3).
``(C) Extended deadline.--With respect to a State
with a legislature that meets biennially, the deadline
for the submission of the initial certification
required under subparagraph (A) shall be 2 years after
the date of enactment of the Housing Supply Expansion
Act of 2025.
``(D) Late certification.--
``(i) No waiver.--The Secretary may not
waive the prohibition described in paragraph
(5)(B) with respect to a certification
submitted after the deadline under subparagraph
(A) or paragraph (3) unless the Secretary
approves the late certification.
``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in
this subsection shall be construed to prevent a
State from submitting the initial certification
required under subparagraph (A) after the
required deadline under that subparagraph.
``(2) Form of state certification not presented in a state
plan.--The initial certification required under paragraph
(1)(A), if not submitted with a State plan under paragraph
(1)(B), shall contain, in a form prescribed by the Secretary,
an attestation by an official that the State has taken the
steps necessary to ensure the veracity of the certification
required under paragraph (1)(A), including, as necessary, by--
``(A) amending the definition of `manufactured
home' in the laws and regulations of the State; and
``(B) directing State agencies to amend the
definition of `manufactured home' in regulations.
``(3) Annual recertification.--Not later than a date to be
determined by the Secretary each year, a State shall submit to
the Secretary an additional certification that--
``(A) confirms the accuracy of the initial
certification submitted under subparagraph (A) or (B)
of paragraph (1); and
``(B) certifies that any new laws or regulations
enacted or adopted by the State since the date of the
previous certification does not change the veracity of
the initial certification submitted under paragraph
(1)(A).
``(4) List.--The Secretary shall publish and maintain in
the Federal Register and on the website of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development a list of States that are up-to-
date with the submission of initial and subsequent
certifications required under this subsection.
``(5) Prohibition.--
``(A) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term
`covered manufactured home' means a home that is--
``(i) not considered a manufactured home
under the laws and regulations of a State
because the home is constructed without a
permanent chassis;
``(ii) considered a manufactured home under
the definition of the term in section 603; and
``(iii) constructed after the date of
enactment of the Housing Supply Expansion Act
of 2025.
``(B) Building, installation, and sale.--If a State
does not submit a certification under paragraph (1)(A)
or (3) by the date on which those certifications are
required to be submitted--
``(i) with respect to a State in which the
State administers the installation of
manufactured homes, the State shall prohibit
the manufacture, installation, or sale of a
covered manufactured home within the State; and
``(ii) with respect to a State in which the
Secretary administers the installation of
manufactured homes, the State and the Secretary
shall prohibit the manufacture, installation,
or sale of a covered manufactured home within
the State.''.
(c) Other Federal Laws Regulating Manufactured Homes.--The
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may coordinate with the
heads of other Federal agencies to ensure that Federal agencies treat a
manufactured home (as defined in Federal laws and regulations other
than section 603 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and
Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5402)) in the same manner as a
manufactured home (as defined in section 603 of the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42
U.S.C. 5402)), as amended by this Act.
(d) Assistance to States.--Section 609 of the National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5408)
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) model guidance to support the submission of the
certification required under section 604(i).''.
(e) Preemption.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by
this section shall be construed as limiting the scope of Federal
preemption under section 604(d) of the National Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5403(d)).
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