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Regulation and Licensing Department bill analysis

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 565 would make a $100.0 general fund appropriation to the Manufactured Housing Division (MHD) of the Regulation and Licensing Division (RLD) to conduct field inspections of manufactured homes. The end-of-the-year balance would revert to the general fund.

Significant Issues

The manufactured housing industry has seen tremendous increase throughout New Mexico in recent years. Responsible for inspecting the installation of manufactured homes, MHD too has seen its workload increase proportionately, while its staffing level has remained static.

FISCAL IMPACT

Senate Bill 565 does not indicate in what manner the $100.0 appropriation would be spent, e.g., for overtime for existing inspectors, to hire more inspectors, or to contract with independent inspectors. If the intention of the Legislature is for the funding to be used to hire additional FTE, then this legislation would become a recurring expenditure. This division currently employs nine inspectors.

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