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CS/SB 1498: Community Associations

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Bradley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Boyd ; Garcia

Community Associations; Revising conditions that constitute a violation of certain provisions related to certain records of a condominium association; revising how associations that have not adopted electronic voting are required to receive electronically transmitted ballots; revising a requirement that a developer, before turning over control of a cooperative association to unit owners, have a turnover inspection report for all buildings on the cooperative property, rather than only for buildings that are three stories or higher; providing that the official records of a homeowners’ association are open to inspection by certain persons at all reasonable times, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/10/2026 Senate - CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Regulated Industries (RI)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
    1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/29/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    2/3/2026 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    2/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time

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  • CS/SB 1498, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2026 at 4:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    718.103 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    718.111 The association. Page 4 (pdf)
    718.112 Bylaws. Page 9 (pdf)
    718.128 Electronic voting. Page 15 (pdf)
    719.106 Bylaws; cooperative ownership. Page 17 (pdf)
    720.301 Definitions. Page 24 (pdf)
    720.302 Purposes, scope, and application. Page 25 (pdf)
    720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls. Page 25 (pdf)
    720.305 Obligations of members; remedies at law or in equity; levy of fines and suspension of use rights. Page 27 (pdf)
    720.307 Transition of association control in a community. Page 28 (pdf)
    720.3075 Prohibited clauses in association documents. Page 29 (pdf)
    720.308 Assessments and charges. Page 30 (pdf)
    720.3086 Financial report. Page 31 (pdf)

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  • SB 1498, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2026 at 3:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 2/2/2026 (pdf)
    Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    946314 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Regulated Industries
    (Bradley)     		2/2/2026
    12:54 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/3/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/3/2026 1:00 PM Regulated Industries 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    718.103 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    718.112 Bylaws. Page 2 (pdf)
    718.128 Electronic voting. Page 8 (pdf)
    719.106 Bylaws; cooperative ownership. Page 10 (pdf)

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