WATSON. (NOVAK-CAPPARELLI) New Act Creates the Manufactured Home Quality Assurance Act, to be administered by the Department of Public Health. Provides that the Department is responsible for enforcing mobile home setup standards. Requires that a mobile home manufacturer be licensed to sell a mobile home that is to be installed in this State. Provides that after December 31, 2002, a licensed mobile home installer must supervise the installation of a mobile home. Provides that a mobile home installer who has satisfactorily completed a course approved by the Department before January 1, 2002 does not have to take any additional course of study or training to qualify for a license. Authorizes the Department of Public Health to issue licenses to manufacturers and installers. Provides for the deposit of licensing fees into the Facility Licensing Fund. Requires the Department to serve as a liaison between the State, mobile home park owners and tenants, and mobile home manufacturers, dealers, and installers. Creates the Manufactured Housing Quality Assurance Board to advise the Department. Does not require a person who installs a mobile home on his or her own property outside a mobile home park to obtain an installer's license. Preempts home rule powers, except that the Act does not apply to a home rule municipality with a population over 1,000,000. Effective January 1, 2002. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. In the list of persons between whom the Department of Public Health is to serve as a liaison, replaces "tenants of mobile home parks" with "purchasers of mobile homes". Provides that the Governor, instead of the Department of Public Health, is to appoint members of the Manufactured Housing Quality Assurance Board. FEB-21-2001 S FIRST READING FEB-21-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-28-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LICENSED ACT. MAR-08-2001 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE MAR-22-2001 S DO PASS 009-000-000 SLIC MAR-22-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-03-27 APR-02-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-WATSON APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL APR-02-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-WATSON APR-02-2001 S RULES REFERS TO SLIC APR-03-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-WATSON APR-03-2001 S BE ADOPTED SLIC/005-000-000 APR-03-2001 S SECOND READING APR-03-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-WATSON APR-03-2001 S ADOPTED APR-03-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-04 APR-04-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 APR-04-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE APR-04-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR NOVAK APR-04-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING APR-04-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CAPPARELLI APR-05-2001 H FIRST READING APR-05-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE MAY-03-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HEXC MAY-03-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-08-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-08-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-18-2001 H 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 25, 2001 MAY-18-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-25-2001 H 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 31, 2001 MAY-25-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-31-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 S SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary