MBI Working with Maryland Depart of Labor and Licensing to Encourage Adoption of ANSI 1205
MBI and ICC are working with the Department of Labor and Licensing to adopt ANSI 1205 to use third-party inspection agencies.
MBI has coordinated a call for January 27 with the Maryland leadership team as well as modular program leadership from Virginia, California, and Texas to share their positive experiences in utilizing third-party agencies and how they regulate them.
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MBI Town Halls 2026: Reflections from Boston
By the end of 2026 MBI’s Government Affairs team will have traveled over 6,000 air miles to bring Town Hall events to five different cities in two countries.
MBI Statement on Sen. Bill Hagerty’s Freedom To Build Act  Â
MBI Statement on Sen. Bill Hagerty’s Freedom To Build Act The Modular Building Institute is proud to offer its strong support for Sen. Bill Hagerty’s (R-TN) Freedom to Build Act. Introduced in March, the Freedom to Build Act addresses several of MBI’s longstanding policy goals by confronting two severe pain points in the modular development process: lack of…
MBI Statement on SB 908 Passing Labor & Industry CommitteeÂ
MBI Statement on SB 908 Passing Labor & Industry Committee Earlier this week, Senate Bill 908, which would expand prevailing wage into modular factories, passed 11-0 out of the Labor & Industry Committee. MBI is disappointed to see unanimous support for a policy that will almost certainly destroy the modular industry’s ability to participate in…
MBI Leads the Charge for Passage of Amendment for New York’s Prevailing Wage Law, Protecting Modular Industry  Â
MBI Leads the Charge for Passage of Amendment for New York’s Prevailing Wage Law, Protecting Modular Industry In December 2025, over MBI’s strenuous objections, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed S.2536a, which expanded the state’s prevailing wage law to cover “off-site custom fabrication.” “Modules” were specifically cited for coverage under prevailing wage law.  After close coordination between MBI, the bill’s sponsor, and Gov. Hochul’s office, the sponsor introduced A.9464, as a “clean-up…