Senate Bill 1274 (2018) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 1274: Community Associations

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Passidomo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield ; Campbell

Community Associations; Deleting a provision prohibiting an association from hiring an attorney who represents the management company of the association; revising the list of documents that the association is required to post online; revising voting requirements relating to alterations and additions to certain common elements or association property; revising cooperative association recordkeeping requirements; prohibiting a board member from voting via e-mail, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/8/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 841 (Ch. 2018-96) -SJ 962
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Regulated Industries (RI)
Community Affairs (CA)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
12/15/2017	Senate	• Filed
1/11/2018	Senate	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 148 • Introduced -SJ 148
1/25/2018	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 01/30/18, 4:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
1/30/2018	Senate	• CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 257
2/1/2018	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Community Affairs -SJ 257 • CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 259
2/8/2018	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 02/13/18, 10:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
2/13/2018	Senate	• Favorable by Community Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 347 • Now in Rules -SJ 347
3/7/2018	Senate	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 876 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/18 -SJ 967
3/8/2018	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 961 • Amendment(s) adopted (166454) • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 841 -SJ 962 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 841 (Ch. 2018-96) -SJ 962

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CS/SB 1274, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2018 at 3:37 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Community Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2018 (pdf) Community Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2018 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 841 (er)	Community Associations	Moraitis	Compare	Last Action: 3/27/2018 Chapter No. 2018-96, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118)
S 1530	Condominium Associations	Mayfield	Compare	Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 841 (Ch. 2018-96)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
370282 - Amendment Delete lines 1772 - 1786 and insert:	Community Affairs (Lee)	2/13/2018 9:02 AM	Withdrawn 2/13/2018	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments (5)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
166454 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Passidomo	3/8/2018 7:57 AM	Senate: Adopted 3/8/2018	Web Page PDF
247274 - Amendment to Amendment (166454) Delete lines 5 - 120 and insert:	Garcia	3/8/2018 12:59 PM	Senate: Withdrawn 3/8/2018	Web Page PDF
787224 - Amendment to Amendment (166454) Delete lines 121 - 122 and insert:	Garcia	3/8/2018 2:29 PM	Senate: Withdrawn 3/8/2018	Web Page PDF
418616 - Amendment to Amendment (166454) Delete lines 1753 - 1787 and insert:	Steube	3/8/2018 9:36 AM	Senate: Withdrawn 3/8/2018	Web Page PDF
579732 - Amendment to Amendment (166454) Delete lines 1753 - 1786 and insert:	Brandes	3/8/2018 9:57 AM	Senate: Withdrawn 3/8/2018	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
2/13/2018 10:00 AM	Community Affairs	6 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (16)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
718.111	The association.	Page 3 (pdf)
718.112	Bylaws.	Page 17 (pdf)
718.113	Maintenance; limitation upon improvement; display of flag; hurricane shutters and protection; display of religious decorations.	Page 33 (pdf)
718.3026	Contracts for products and services; in writing; bids; exceptions.	Page 35 (pdf)
718.3027	Conflicts of interest.	Page 36 (pdf)
718.303	Obligations of owners and occupants; remedies.	Page 38 (pdf)
718.707	Time limitation for classification as bulk assignee or bulk buyer.	Page 39 (pdf)
719.104	Cooperatives; access to units; records; financial reports; assessments; purchase of leases.	Page 40 (pdf)
719.106	Bylaws; cooperative ownership.	Page 43 (pdf)
719.107	Common expenses; assessment.	Page 54 (pdf)
719.303	Obligations of owners.	Page 56 (pdf)
720.303	Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls.	Page 57 (pdf)
720.305	Obligations of members; remedies at law or in equity; levy of fines and suspension of use rights.	Page 69 (pdf)
720.306	Meetings of members; voting and election procedures; amendments.	Page 70 (pdf)
720.3085	Payment for assessments; lien claims.	Page 71 (pdf)
720.401	Prospective purchasers subject to association membership requirement; disclosure required; covenants; assessments; contract cancellation.	Page 72 (pdf)

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SB 1274, Original Filed Version Posted 12/15/2017 at 3:46 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2018 (pdf) Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2018 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 841 (c2)	Community Associations	Moraitis	Similar	Last Action: 3/27/2018 Chapter No. 2018-96, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118)
S 1530	Condominium Associations	Mayfield	Compare	Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 841 (Ch. 2018-96)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
236508 - Amendment Delete lines 108 - 619 and insert:	Regulated Industries (Passidomo)	1/26/2018 5:59 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/1/2018	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
1/30/2018 4:30 PM	Regulated Industries	10 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (16)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
718.111	The association.	Page 3 (pdf)
718.112	Bylaws.	Page 12 (pdf)
718.113	Maintenance; limitation upon improvement; display of flag; hurricane shutters and protection; display of religious decorations.	Page 28 (pdf)
718.3026	Contracts for products and services; in writing; bids; exceptions.	Page 30 (pdf)
718.3027	Conflicts of interest.	Page 31 (pdf)
718.303	Obligations of owners and occupants; remedies.	Page 33 (pdf)
718.707	Time limitation for classification as bulk assignee or bulk buyer.	Page 35 (pdf)
719.104	Cooperatives; access to units; records; financial reports; assessments; purchase of leases.	Page 35 (pdf)
719.106	Bylaws; cooperative ownership.	Page 38 (pdf)
719.107	Common expenses; assessment.	Page 50 (pdf)
719.303	Obligations of owners.	Page 51 (pdf)
720.303	Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls.	Page 52 (pdf)
720.305	Obligations of members; remedies at law or in equity; levy of fines and suspension of use rights.	Page 64 (pdf)
720.306	Meetings of members; voting and election procedures; amendments.	Page 65 (pdf)
720.3085	Payment for assessments; lien claims.	Page 66 (pdf)
720.401	Prospective purchasers subject to association membership requirement; disclosure required; covenants; assessments; contract cancellation.	Page 67 (pdf)

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