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Senator Jones moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 221-222

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insert:

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section

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718.111, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 6 of House Bill

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995, enacted in the 2008 Regular Session, is amended to read:

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     718.111  The association.--

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     (1)  CORPORATE ENTITY.--

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     (b)  A director of the association who is present at a

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meeting of its board at which action on any corporate matter is

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taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken

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unless he or she votes against such action or abstains from

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voting in respect thereto because of an asserted conflict of

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interest. A director of the association who abstains from voting

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on any action taken on any corporate matter shall be presumed to

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have taken no position with regard to the action. Directors may

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not vote by proxy or by secret ballot at board meetings, except

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that officers may be elected by secret ballot. A vote or

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abstention for each member present shall be recorded in the

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minutes.

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     Section 2. The amendments to section 718.111, Florida

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Statutes, in this act prevail over any conflicting amendments to

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that section contained in HB 995 and enacted during the 2008

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Regular Session.

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(Redesignate subsequent sections)

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Between line(s) 3-4

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insert:

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providing for an condominium association director to

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abstain from an association vote; providing for

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application;

5/1/2008  8:18:00 AM     RI.13.09235