| 7 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly A Bill 2 |
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| 8 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HOUSE BILL 1205 3 |
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| 9 | 6 | | 4 |
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| 10 | 7 | | By: Representative Bentley 5 |
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| 11 | 8 | | By: Senator J. Payton 6 |
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| 12 | 9 | | 7 |
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| 13 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 14 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AMEND THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTIONS OF A 9 |
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| 15 | 12 | | MODULAR BUILDING FOR CODE COMPLIANCE; TO DECLARE AN 10 |
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| 16 | 13 | | EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11 |
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| 17 | 14 | | 12 |
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| 18 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 19 | 16 | | Subtitle 14 |
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| 20 | 17 | | TO AMEND THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTIONS OF 15 |
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| 21 | 18 | | A MODULAR BUILDING FOR CODE COMPLIANCE; 16 |
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| 22 | 19 | | AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. 17 |
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| 24 | 21 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 19 |
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| 26 | 23 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code ยง 20 -34-101(a)(1), concerning independent 21 |
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| 27 | 24 | | inspections of modular buildings for code compliance, is amended to read as 22 |
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| 28 | 25 | | follows: 23 |
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| 29 | 26 | | (a)(1) A manufacturer of modular or factory -built structures, other 24 |
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| 30 | 27 | | than manufactured housing that is governed by the United States Department of 25 |
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| 31 | 28 | | Housing and Urban Development, certified to do business in the State of 26 |
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| 32 | 29 | | Arkansas may contract with an independent third -party compliance assurance or 27 |
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| 33 | 30 | | inspection agency that is listed with the International Accreditation 28 |
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| 34 | 31 | | Service, Inc., or other International Organization for Standardization and 29 |
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| 35 | | - | International Electrotechnical Commission ISO/IEC 17011 -compliant 30 |
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| 36 | | - | accreditation body, for the inspection of modular or factory -built buildings 31 |
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| 37 | | - | destined for delivery within the state for compliance with the Arkansas Fire 32 |
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| 38 | | - | Prevention Code and applicable state and municipal electrical, plumbing, and 33 |
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| 39 | | - | mechanical codes. 34 |
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| 32 | + | International Electrotechnical Commission -17011-compliant accreditation body, 30 |
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| 33 | + | for the inspection of modular or factory -built buildings destined for 31 |
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| 34 | + | delivery within the state for compliance with the Arkansas Fire Prevention 32 |
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| 35 | + | Code and applicable state and municipal electrical, plumbing, and mechanical 33 |
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| 36 | + | codes. 34 |
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| 48 | | - | to provide third-party certification of modular structures in this state; 3 |
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| 49 | | - | that allowing other qualified and accredited organizations to provide third -4 |
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| 50 | | - | party certifications of these structures would be beneficial to the state and 5 |
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| 51 | | - | decrease costs to consumers; and that this act is immediately necessary 6 |
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| 52 | | - | because the economic restrictions and limited choices for manufacturers for 7 |
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| 53 | | - | manufactured and modular structures directly hinder the economy of this state 8 |
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| 54 | | - | by restricting competition, increasing costs, and adversely impacting 9 |
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| 55 | | - | economic activity. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist, and this act 10 |
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| 56 | | - | being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, 11 |
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| 57 | | - | and safety shall become effective on: 12 |
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| 43 | + | to provide third-party certification of manufactured and modular structures 3 |
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| 44 | + | in this state; that allowing other qualified and accredited organizations to 4 |
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| 45 | + | provide third-party certifications of these structures would be beneficial to 5 |
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| 46 | + | the state and decrease costs to consumers; and that this act is immediately 6 |
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| 47 | + | necessary because the economic restrictions and limited choices for 7 |
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| 48 | + | manufacturers for manufactured and modular structures directly hinder the 8 |
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| 49 | + | economy of this state by restricting competition, increasing costs, and 9 |
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| 50 | + | adversely impacting economic activity. Therefore, an emergency is declared to 10 |
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| 51 | + | exist, and this act being immediately necessary for the preservation of the 11 |
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| 52 | + | public peace, health, and safety shall become effective on: 12 |
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