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A modular home is defined as a home built in factory modules to local codes

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, section 302, Sec. 302. Written by .

A modular home is defined as a home built in factory modules to local codes

The document says “meansWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 302 in the PDF
What the document says

“The term ``modular home'' means a home that is constructed in a factory in 1 or more modules, each of which meets applicable State and local building codes of the area in which the home will be located, and that are transported to the home building site, installed on foundations, and completed.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 302

The section defines a modular home as one built in a factory in one or more modules, each meeting the State and local building codes of the area where the home will stand, then carried to the site, set on foundations, and finished there.

What the document actually says

“The term ``modular home'' means a home that is constructed in a factory in 1 or more modules, each of which meets applicable State and local building codes of the area in which the home will be located, and that are transported to the home building site, installed on foundations, and completed.”

To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes, Sec. 302
That sentence, in plain words

The home is built in a factory in one or more pieces. Each piece must meet the state and local building rules where the home will stand. The pieces are carried to the site, set on a base, and finished.

What this is about

A modular home follows state and town building rules. A manufactured home follows a federal rule instead. That is the main line between the two.

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  1. The document itself

    Increase the supply of housing in America, Public Law 119-101, sec. 302, 140 Stat. 891 (2026).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ101/html/PLAW-119publ101.htm

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    “A modular home is defined as a home built in factory modules to local codes,” Increase the supply of housing in America, section 302, Sec. 302. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-101/proposal/sec302-modular-home/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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