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Florida 2026

HB 657

Community Associations

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 03:11:01 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
Florida
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
and solicitations, business organizations, judicial branch, public transportation, real and personal property
Introduced / first action
2025-12-04 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Died in Rules

    failure

  2. Received

    enrolled

  3. Referred to Rules

    referral-committee

  4. In Messages

  5. CS passed as amended; YEAS 108, NAYS 2

    passage

  6. Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. Amendment 909233 adopted

  9. Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  10. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 4)

    reading-1

  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2026)

  12. Bill referred to House Calendar

  13. CS Filed

    filing

  14. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  15. Reported out of Commerce Committee

  16. Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. Added to Commerce Committee agenda

  18. Now in Commerce Committee

  19. Referred to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  20. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)

    reading-1

  21. CS Filed

    filing

  22. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  23. Reported out of Budget Committee

  24. Favorable with CS by Budget Committee

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. Added to Budget Committee agenda

  26. Now in Budget Committee

  27. Referred to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  28. Referred to Budget Committee

    referral-committee

  29. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

    reading-1

  30. CS Filed

    filing

  31. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  32. Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  33. Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

  35. Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

  36. Referred to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  37. Referred to Budget Committee

    referral-committee

  38. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  39. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

    reading-1

  40. CS Filed

    filing

  41. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

    deferral

  42. Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  43. Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda

  45. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing, reading-1

  46. Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

  47. Referred to Commerce Committee

    referral-committee

  48. Referred to Budget Committee

    referral-committee

  49. Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  50. Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  51. Filed

    filing

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