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., Conerly, Daniels, Edmonds, Gossett-Seidman, Johnson, 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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/2/2026 11:20 AM

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 924 by Martin Roofing Material Restrictions for Homeowners’ Associations Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced	Compare
  S 1498 (c1) by Bradley Community Associations Last Action: 2/10/2026 S CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time	Compare

• Floor Amendments (1)

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  909233 - Amendment by Bartleman
  Remove line 1504 and insert:
  Filed: 3/3/2026 1:31 PM
  Last Action:
  

• Citations - Statute (33)

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  26.031	Judicial circuits; number of judges.	Page 68 (pdf)
  34.01	Jurisdiction of county court.	Page 68 (pdf)
  336.125	Closing and abandonment of roads; optional conveyance to homeowners’ association; traffic control jurisdiction.	Page 69 (pdf)
  558.002	Definitions.	Page 70 (pdf)
  617.0601	Members, generally.	Page 70 (pdf)
  617.0701	Meetings of members, generally; failure to hold annual meeting; special meeting; consent to corporate actions without meetings; waiver of notice of meetings.	Page 71 (pdf)
  617.0721	Voting by members.	Page 71 (pdf)
  617.0725	Quorum.	Page 71 (pdf)
  617.0808	Removal of directors.	Page 72 (pdf)
  617.0825	Board committees and advisory committees.	Page 85 (pdf)
  617.1606	Access to records.	Page 72 (pdf)
  712.13		Page 6 (pdf)
  718.103	Definitions.	Page 9 (pdf)
  718.104	Creation of condominiums; contents of declaration.	Page 9 (pdf)
  718.111	The association.	Page 10 (pdf)
  718.112	Bylaws.	Page 16 (pdf)
  718.116	Assessments; liability; lien and priority; interest; collection.	Page 72 (pdf)
  718.1255	Alternative dispute resolution; mediation; nonbinding arbitration; applicability.	Page 24 (pdf)
  718.128	Electronic voting.	Page 28 (pdf)
  718.503	Developer disclosure prior to sale; nondeveloper unit owner disclosure prior to sale; voidability.	Page 73 (pdf)
  719.103	Definitions.	Page 31 (pdf)
  719.106	Bylaws; cooperative ownership.	Page 31 (pdf)
  719.503	Disclosure prior to sale.	Page 79 (pdf)
  720.301	Definitions.	Page 38 (pdf)
  720.302	Purposes, scope, and application.	Page 39 (pdf)
  720.303	Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls.	Page 40 (pdf)
  720.3035	Architectural control covenants; parcel owner improvements; rights and privileges.	Page 44 (pdf)
  720.306	Meetings of members; voting and election procedures; amendments.	Page 45 (pdf)
  720.3075	Prohibited clauses in association documents.	Page 47 (pdf)
  720.3085	Payment for assessments; lien claims.	Page 84 (pdf)
  720.311	Dispute resolution.	Page 48 (pdf)
  720.319		Page 58 (pdf)
  720.32		Page 65 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/4/2025	H	• Filed
  12/16/2025	H	• 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	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/16/2026	H	• Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
  1/21/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
  1/22/2026	H	• 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	H	• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  1/30/2026	H	• Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
  2/3/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
  2/4/2026	H	• 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	H	• Referred to Budget Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Budget Committee
  2/12/2026	H	• Added to Budget Committee agenda
  2/16/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
  2/17/2026	H	• Reported out of Budget Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
  2/18/2026	H	• Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Commerce Committee
  2/24/2026	H	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  2/26/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
  3/2/2026	H	• 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)