CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 657: Community Associations
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Budget Committee ; Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ; Porras ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, J. ; Barnaby ; Conerly ; Daniels ; Edmonds ; Gossett-Seidman ; Johnson ; Mooney ; Salzman ; Stark ; Valdés
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.
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/4/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/16/2025 | House |
• Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee |
| 1/13/2026 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/16/2026 | House |
• Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/21/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee |
| 1/22/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 1/26/2026 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee |
| 1/30/2026 | House |
• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda |
| 2/3/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee |
| 2/4/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 2/6/2026 | House |
• Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Budget Committee |
| 2/12/2026 | House |
• Added to Budget Committee agenda |
| 2/16/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Budget Committee |
| 2/17/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Budget Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) |
| 2/18/2026 | House |
• Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 2/24/2026 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 2/26/2026 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 3/2/2026 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 4) |
| 3/5/2026 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Amendment 909233 adopted • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 2 |
| 3/5/2026 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Rules • Received |
719639 - Amendment to Amendment (141027)