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Community Associations; Provides requirements for terminating dissolved HOA governing documents; provides requirements relating to easements of dissolved HOA; provides retroactive applicability; requires condominium & homeowners' associations to include specified statement in their governing documents or to hold meeting by date certain to vote to amend governing documents to include such statement; revises provisions relating to official records, electronic ballots, turnover inspection reports, & roofs; provides disclosure requirements for conflicts of interest; removes presuit mediation requirements; requires that specified arbitrators conduct arbitration proceedings; authorizes HOA's to be terminated; provides requirements for termination of HOA; provides duties & responsibilities of HOA board, & termination trustee; provides for distribution of HOA assets & paying lawful debts after termination; authorizes circuit court to create & administer community association court program; provides duties of chief judge; provides jurisdiction of community association court program; authorizes community association court program to take certain actions; requires each judicial circuit to submit to Legislature specified report annually by specified date; provides duties of OSCA; provides for funding & additional judges.
Latest development · Mar 13, 2026
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Budget Committee
Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Commerce Committee
Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
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CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 2
Read 3rd time
Added to Third Reading Calendar
Amendment 909233 adopted
Read 2nd time
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 4)
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)
Bill referred to House Calendar
CS Filed
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Commerce Committee
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
Now in Commerce Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
CS Filed
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Budget Committee
Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
Added to Budget Committee agenda
Now in Budget Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
CS Filed
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
CS Filed
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
Referred to Commerce Committee
Referred to Budget Committee
Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
Filed
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