SB 1446: Homeowners’ Associations Dispute Resolution
GENERAL BILL by Torres
Homeowners’ Associations Dispute Resolution; Citing this act as the "Homeowner Protection and Empowerment Act"; revising the form required for a written demand to participate in presuit mediation; requiring nonbinding arbitration in certain homeowners’ association disputes; requiring that a judicial proceeding be initiated within a specified timeframe after the entry of an arbitrator’s final decision; authorizing parties in certain disputes to either file a dispute in court or elect to enter into binding or nonbinding arbitration, etc.
Effective Date: July 1, 2020, but only if SB 1448 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Innovation, Industry, and Technology (IT)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2020 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/13/2020 | Senate |
• Referred to Innovation, Industry, and Technology; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 107 |
| 1/14/2020 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 107 |
| 3/14/2020 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Innovation, Industry, and Technology |
