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SB 1446: Homeowners’ Associations Dispute Resolution

GENERAL BILL by Torres

Homeowners’ Associations Dispute Resolution; Citing this act as the "Homeowner Protection and Empowerment Act"; revising the form required for a written demand to participate in presuit mediation; requiring nonbinding arbitration in certain homeowners’ association disputes; requiring that a judicial proceeding be initiated within a specified timeframe after the entry of an arbitrator’s final decision; authorizing parties in certain disputes to either file a dispute in court or elect to enter into binding or nonbinding arbitration, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2020, but only if SB 1448 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 107
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 107
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology

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  • SB 1446, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2020 at 3:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1448 Fees/Petition for Nonbinding Arbitration Torres Linked Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology Track This Bill
    H 233 Homeowners' Associations Dispute Resolution Cortes Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 235 Nonbinding Arbitration Fees Cortes Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    720.311 Dispute resolution. Page 1 (pdf)

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