Florida Senate - 2014                             CS for SB 1450
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Regulated Industries; and Senator Simpson
       
       
       
       
       
       580-02550-14                                          20141450c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to homeowners’ association meetings;
    3         amending ss. 720.303 and 720.306, F.S.; requiring
    4         meetings to be held at locations accessible to
    5         physically handicapped persons; providing an effective
    6         date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   11  720.303, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board;
   13  official records; budgets; financial reporting; association
   14  funds; recalls.—
   15         (2) BOARD MEETINGS.—
   16         (a) A meeting of the board of directors of an association
   17  occurs whenever a quorum of the board gathers to conduct
   18  association business. All Meetings of the board must be open to
   19  all members, except for meetings between the board and its
   20  attorney with respect to proposed or pending litigation where
   21  the contents of the discussion would otherwise be governed by
   22  the attorney-client privilege, and must be held at locations
   23  that are accessible to physically handicapped persons. The
   24  provisions of this subsection shall also apply to the meetings
   25  of any committee or other similar body when a final decision
   26  will be made regarding the expenditure of association funds and
   27  to meetings of any body vested with the power to approve or
   28  disapprove architectural decisions with respect to a specific
   29  parcel of residential property owned by a member of the
   30  community.
   31         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
   32  720.306, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   33         720.306 Meetings of members; voting and election
   34  procedures; amendments.—
   35         (1) QUORUM; AMENDMENTS.—
   36         (a) Unless a lower number is provided in the bylaws, the
   37  percentage of voting interests required to constitute a quorum
   38  at a meeting of the members shall be 30 percent of the total
   39  voting interests. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or
   40  in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, decisions that
   41  require a vote of the members must be made by the concurrence of
   42  at least a majority of the voting interests present, in person
   43  or by proxy, at a meeting at which a quorum has been attained.
   44  The meeting must be held at a location that is accessible to
   45  physically handicapped persons.
   46         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.