Committee hears bill to notify owners when mobile‑home parks fall behind on utilities, adds receivership option and narrows some local zoning limits

House Bill 1477, a bill addressing mobile‑home community matters, was presented to the House Local Government Committee and held for further work after testimony and questions from county and municipal representatives.

The bill’s sponsor, Representative Zimmerman, told the committee the measure would require park owners to receive notice if the community is behind on a water payment and would also send that notice to the State Department of Health so the department can begin enforcement before water is shut off. "We don't want owners of mobile home communities to receive money for tenants paying their water bills, not pay the water utility at the end of the day," the sponsor said.

Why it matters: Park owners on a single meter sometimes fall into arrears, witnesses told the committee, and municipalities have been reluctant to shut off service to avoid…