Committee approves bill letting Department of Revenue issue titles for pre-2000 manufactured homes

Representative Myricks told the committee that HP 435, drafted with the Alabama Department of Revenue and industry input, would allow the Department of Revenue to issue certificates of title to owners of manufactured homes built in model year 1999 or earlier upon application. Current law, Myricks said, prevents the department from issuing titles for homes built before 2000, which can limit resale value and financing options.

The bill, Myricks said, removes that prohibition and directs the Department of Revenue to implement a process to permit title transfers; proponents said there is no known opposition and that the language was developed with relevant stakeholders. The committee moved, seconded and passed the bill on voice vote.

The transcript records sponsor statements about financing and resale impacts but does not include a detailed statutory text reading or a roll-call tally.