CS/SB 1498: Community Associations

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

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/4/2026 04:05 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Rules (RC)
  2. Regulated Industries (RI)
  3. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)

• Citations - Statute (13)

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  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)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

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