BILL NUMBER: SB 1935	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 9, 2002

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Costa

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2002

   An act to amend Sections 18001.8 and 18012.5 of  , and to add
Section 18015.1 to,  the Health and Safety Code, relating to
commercial coaches.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1935, as amended, Costa.  Commercial coaches:  commercial
modulars.
   The Mobilehomes-Manufactured Housing Act of 1980, authorizes the
Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt regulations
for the construction of commercial coaches and special purpose
commercial coaches.  A knowing violation of the act or regulations
issued pursuant to it is punishable as a misdemeanor.  The act
defines a special purpose commercial coach as a vehicle with or
without motive power, designed for human occupancy, for industrial,
professional, or commercial purposes, that is not required to be
moved under a permit.
   This bill would  extend the applicability of 
 provide that  the definition of a commercial coach and
special purpose commercial coach  to a   means
the same as  commercial modular and special purpose commercial
modular, respectively  , and applies to all statutory references
of these terms  .
   Vote:  majority.  Appropriation:  no.  Fiscal committee:  no.
State-mandated local program:  no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 18001.8 of the Health and Safety Code is
amended to read:  
   18001.8.  "Commercial coach" or "commercial modular" 

   18001.8.  "Commercial modular"  means a structure
transportable in one  or more sections, designed and equipped for
human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes,
which is required to be moved under permit, and shall include a
trailer coach as defined in Section 635 of the Vehicle Code.  
"Commercial coach" has the same meaning as "commercial modular" as
that term is defined in this section. 
  SEC. 2.  Section 18012.5 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:  
   18012.5.  "Special purpose commercial coach"  or "special
 
   18012.5.  "Special  purpose commercial modular" means a
vehicle with or without motive power, designed and equipped for human
occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes,
which is not required to be moved under permit, and shall include a
trailer coach.   "Special purpose commercial coach" has the same
meaning as "special purpose commercial modular" as that term is
defined in this section.
  SEC. 3.  Section 18015.1 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
   18015.1.  All statutory references to "commercial coach" and to
"special purpose commercial coach" are hereby deemed to refer to
"commercial modular" and to "special purpose commercial modular,"
respectively.