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

Companion Bill (Compare) : SB 1498

 

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; 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.

 

Effective Date: July 1, 2026     
 

History:

DATE CHAMBER ACTION
12/04/2025 House • Filed
12/16/2026 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
01/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
01/16/2026 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
01/21/2026 House

• Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

01/22/2026 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
01/30/2026 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
02/03/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
02/04/2026 House • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
02/06/2026 House • Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Budget Committee
02/12/2026 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
02/13/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Budget Committee (VIDEO)
02/17/2026 House • Reported out of Budget Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
02/18/2026 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Commerce Committee
02/24/2026 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
02/26/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee (VIDEO)
03/02/2026 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)

03/05/2026 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 909233 adopted
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 2 (VIDEO)
03/05-2026 Senate  • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
     

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