HB 1741 - DIGEST


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Provides that a city, county, or other governmental body with legislative authority may not enact any statute or ordinance that has the effect, directly or indirectly, of discriminating against consumers' choices in the construction, placement, or use, of a home in such a manner that is not equally applicable to all homes. Homes built to 42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401 et seq. standards (as amended in 2000) must be regulated in the manner as site built homes, factory built homes, or homes built to any other state construction standard. Discrimination based on type of construction, use, or placement of a manufactured home is a restraint of trade and a violation of RCW 19.86.030.