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Committee gives due‑pass recommendation to HB 3144 that limits HOA bans on manufactured and prefabricated dwellings
Summary
The Senate Committee on Housing and Development voted unanimously to move House Bill 3144 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The bill would prohibit new recorded instruments in planned communities from banning manufactured dwellings where residential housing is allowed.
House Bill 3144 received a brief work‑session review and a unanimous due‑pass recommendation from the Senate Committee on Housing and Development on May 12.
The bill prohibits provisions in new recorded instruments or governing documents of planned communities that ban the siting of manufactured dwellings or prefabricated structures when the community otherwise allows residential housing. It also extends funding programs through Jan. 2, 2031, for tenant‑landlord dispute resolution services and a manufactured‑marina dispute advisory committee, and was described by staff as having minimal fiscal and no revenue impact.
Why it matters: The bill removes an owner‑imposed restriction in newly recorded community documents that would prevent manufactured or prefabricated residences where residential housing is otherwise permitted, which proponents say supports diversified housing types.
Action: Vice Chair Anderson moved that the committee send HB 3144 to the Senate floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The clerk called the roll; Senators Robin, Nash, Patterson, Vice Chair Anderson and Chair Pham all voted aye and the motion passed.
Ending: Chair Pham said she would carry the bill to the floor. No further debate was recorded in the session.
