Minnesota Senate Bill SF1206

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/10/25
• Refer: 2/10/25
• Refer: 3/3/25

Caption

Manufactured park owners to provide itemized utility bills requirement

Summary

SF 1206 would require owners of manufactured home parks to provide residents with itemized bills for utilities and other charged services. The bill adds a new subdivision to Minnesota Statutes, section 327C.04, stating that each charge must be separately listed and clearly labeled so residents can see exactly what they are being billed for. The measure is narrowly focused on billing transparency in manufactured home communities. It does not appear to change utility rates or regulate the underlying services themselves; instead, it requires clearer disclosure of charges passed on to residents by park owners.

Impact

The bill would amend Minnesota’s manufactured home park law by adding a new billing requirement to section 327C.04. Park owners would have a new legal duty to provide itemized statements that separately identify each service or item charged to a resident, which could affect how utility pass-throughs, fees, and other ancillary charges are documented and collected in manufactured housing communities.

Sentiment

Based on the available information, the bill appears to have a straightforward consumer-protection and transparency purpose, with no recorded opposition or committee debate in the provided materials. Its referral to the Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee suggests it was treated as a housing policy issue, and the authorship indicates support from the bill sponsors. No votes or amendments are shown in the record provided.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. Potential areas of concern, if raised in later discussion, would likely involve administrative burden on park owners, the scope of what must be itemized, and whether the requirement could affect how utility and service charges are structured or passed through to residents. However, none of those issues appear in the available transcript or vote history.