--- type: "Bill" title: "Mobilehome parks: residency." description: "The Mobilehome Residency Law governs residency in mobilehome parks and includes provisions that are applicable to those who have an ownership interest in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or a resident-owned mobilehome park, as specified. Among other things, these provisions set forth the rights of residents and homeowners regarding the use of the property. Existing law authorizes a homeowner who lives alone to share his or her mobilehome with one guest at a time whose stay does not exceed specified time limits without being required to register with the management and without the imposition of a fee by management for that person, and requires that person to comply with the rules and regulations of the mobilehome park." jurisdiction: "us/states/ca" legislature: "California Legislature" session: "20172018" identifier: "SB 147" citation: "California SB 147 (20172018)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Mobilehome parks: residency."] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Dodd"] version_count: 9 action_count: 23 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2017-01-17" last_action: "2017-10-13" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9db88b7-5d7a-4651-8e9e-5cf840a2ec60" source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147" source_hash: "ec4081dc158fd760a3c2c441106172d4cf669e1e22521ddbce813a3341908f36" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"] --- # California SB 147 (20172018) — Mobilehome parks: residency. The Mobilehome Residency Law governs residency in mobilehome parks and includes provisions that are applicable to those who have an ownership interest in a subdivision, cooperative, or condominium for mobilehomes, or a resident-owned mobilehome park, as specified. Among other things, these provisions set forth the rights of residents and homeowners regarding the use of the property. Existing law authorizes a homeowner who lives alone to share his or her mobilehome with one guest at a time whose stay does not exceed specified time limits without being required to register with the management and without the imposition of a fee by management for that person, and requires that person to comply with the rules and regulations of the mobilehome park. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **01/17/17 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147&version=20170SB14799INT) 2. **04/17/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147&version=20170SB14798AMD) 3. **05/09/17 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147&version=20170SB14797AMD) 4. **07/03/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147&version=20170SB14796AMD) 5. **07/13/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147&version=20170SB14795AMD) 6. **08/24/17 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147&version=20170SB14794AMD) 7. **10/13/17 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147&version=20170SB14792CHP) 8. **SB147** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147) 9. **09/07/17 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB147&version=20170SB14793ENR) ## Votes - Unfinished Business SB147 Dodd Concurrence — **40–0** (pass) · upper - SB 147 Dodd Senate Third Reading By KALRA — **73–0** (pass) · lower - Do pass as amended. — **4–2** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Dodd — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-01-17** Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. `introduction, reading-1` - **2017-01-18** From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 17. - **2017-01-26** Referred to Com. on JUD. `referral-committee` - **2017-04-13** Set for hearing May 2. - **2017-04-17** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2017-05-08** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 945.) (May 2). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2017-05-09** Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2` - **2017-05-09** Published May 9 at 9 p.m. - **2017-05-22** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 6. Page 1143.) Ordered to the Assembly. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2017-05-23** In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. `reading-1` - **2017-06-01** Referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `referral-committee` - **2017-07-03** From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D. `reading-2, referral-committee, amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1` - **2017-07-12** From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 4. Noes 2.) (July 12). `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage` - **2017-07-13** Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `reading-1, amendment-passage, reading-2` - **2017-07-17** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-2, reading-1` - **2017-08-24** Read third time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1` - **2017-08-24** Ordered to third reading. - **2017-08-31** Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 2840.) Ordered to the Senate. `reading-3, passage, reading-1` - **2017-08-31** In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending. - **2017-09-05** Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2476.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. `committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage` - **2017-09-11** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m. - **2017-10-13** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature` - **2017-10-13** Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 767, Statutes of 2017. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9db88b7-5d7a-4651-8e9e-5cf840a2ec60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).