California SB996: Manufactured housing: conformity.

What the bill says

An act to amend Section 9102 of the Commercial Code, and to amend Section 18007 of, and to add Sections 18025.7 and 18025.8 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to manufactured housing. manufactured housing Manufactured housing: conformity. The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 sets forth various standards relating to manufactured homes, mobilehomes, special purpose commercial coaches, and commercial coaches, including, but not limited to, construction and alteration of those homes…

From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:

An act to amend Section 9102 of the Commercial Code, and to amend Section 18007 of, and to add Sections 18025.7 and 18025.8 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to manufactured housing. manufactured housing Manufactured housing: conformity. The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 sets forth various standards relating to manufactured homes, mobilehomes, special purpose commercial coaches, and commercial coaches, including, but not limited to, construction and alteration of those homes. Existing law, including the Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 and the Uniform Commercial Code–Secured Transactions, defines the term “manufactured home” for various purposes to mean a structure that, among other things, is transportable in one or more sections, is 8 body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and is built on a permanent chassis. This bill would modify that definition to mean a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976, with or without a foundation system, and has the same meaning as defined in specified federal law. Existing law, pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to assume responsibility for the enforcement of manufactured home and mobilehome construction and safety …

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Sponsors

• Padilla, Stephen (D, SD18) · primary sponsor
• Benjamin Allen (D, SD24)
• Anna Caballero (D, SD14)
• Reyes, Eloise Gómez (D, SD29)
• Aisha Wahab (D)
• Sharon Quirk-Silva (D, AD67)
• Alex Lee (D, AD24)
• Buffy Wicks (D, AD14)

Latest actions

1. September 30, 2026: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 995, Statutes of 2026.
2. September 30, 2026: Approved by the Governor.
3. September 2, 2026: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
4. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5941.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
5. August 27, 2026: Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
6. August 25, 2026: In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
7. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6497.) Ordered to the Senate.
8. August 25, 2026: Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
9. August 20, 2026: Ordered to third reading.
10. August 20, 2026: Read third time and amended.

Votes

• Unfinished Business SB996 Padilla et al. Concurrence (August 27, 2026): 40 yea, 0 nay, passed
• SB 996 Padilla Senate Third Reading By Quirk-Silva (August 25, 2026): 77 yea, 1 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended. (August 13, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] (July 1, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate 3rd Reading SB996 Padilla et al. (May 26, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Do pass as amended (May 14, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB996?

SB996 is a bill in the California Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Manufactured housing: conformity.

What does SB996 do?

In its own words: An act to amend Section 9102 of the Commercial Code, and to amend Section 18007 of, and to add Sections 18025.7 and 18025.8 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to manufactured housing. manufactured housing Manufactured housing: conformity. The Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 sets forth various standards relating to manufactured homes, mobilehomes, special purpose commercial coaches, and commercial coaches, including, but not limited to, construction and alteration of those homes…

What is the status of SB996?

Chaptered as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 995, Statutes of 2026. (September 30, 2026).

Who sponsored SB996?

Padilla, Stephen (D, SD18), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB996?

On the California Legislature website: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB996