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