CS/HB 657: Community Associations
GENERAL BILL by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee ; Porras ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, J. ; Daniels ; Edmonds ; Gossett-Seidman
Community Associations; Provides requirements for terminating dissolved HOA governing documents; provides requirements relating to easements of dissolved HOA; provides retroactive applicability; requires condominium & homeowners' associations to include specified statement in their governing documents or to hold meeting by date certain to vote to amend governing documents to include such statement; provides disclosure requirements for conflicts of interest; removes presuit mediation requirements; requires that specified arbitrators conduct arbitration proceedings; authorizes HOA's to be terminated; provides requirements for termination of HOA; provides duties & responsibilities of HOA board, & termination trustee; provides for distribution of HOA assets & paying lawful debts after termination; authorizes circuit court to create & administer community association court program; provides duties of chief judge; provides jurisdiction of community association court program; authorizes community association court program to take certain actions; requires each judicial circuit to submit to Legislature specified report annually by specified date; provides duties of OSCA; provides certain funding come from DBPR appropriation.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/4/2025 House • Filed
12/16/2025 House • Referred to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/16/2026 House • Added to Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee agenda
1/21/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
1/22/2026 House • Reported out of Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
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CS/HB 657, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/22/2026 at 1:48 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (10)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 38 (pdf) 712.13 Page 4 (pdf) 718.104 Creation of condominiums; contents of declaration. Page 6 (pdf) 718.1255 Alternative dispute resolution; mediation; nonbinding arbitration; applicability. Page 7 (pdf) 720.302 Purposes, scope, and application. Page 12 (pdf) 720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls. Page 13 (pdf) 720.306 Meetings of members; voting and election procedures; amendments. Page 16 (pdf) 720.311 Dispute resolution. Page 18 (pdf) 720.319 Page 29 (pdf) 720.32 Page 36 (pdf) -
HB 657, Original Filed Version Posted 12/4/2025 at 3:41 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Housing, Agriculture & Tourism Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/22/2026 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (7)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 614975 - Amendment
Between lines 53 and 54, insert:Porras 1/20/2026
2:20 PMAdopted without Objection
1/21/2026PDF 470549 - Amendment
Remove lines 211-219 and insert:Porras 1/20/2026
2:26 PMAdopted without Objection
1/21/2026PDF 885573 - Amendment
Between lines 255 and 256, insert:Porras 1/20/2026
2:27 PMAdopted without Objection
1/21/2026PDF 333675 - Amendment
Remove lines 615-639 and insert:Porras 1/20/2026
2:29 PMAdopted without Objection
1/21/2026PDF 913569 - Amendment
Remove line 631 and insert:Porras 1/20/2026
2:30 PMAdopted without Objection
1/21/2026PDF 662115 - Amendment
Remove line 649 and insert:Porras 1/20/2026
2:31 PMAdopted without Objection
1/21/2026PDF 661803 - Amendment
Remove line 683 and insert:Porras 1/20/2026
2:32 PMAdopted without Objection
1/21/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. 718.1255 Alternative dispute resolution; mediation; nonbinding arbitration; applicability. Page 3 (pdf) 720.302 Purposes, scope, and application. Page 7 (pdf) 720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls. Page 8 (pdf) 720.306 Meetings of members; voting and election procedures; amendments. Page 11 (pdf) 720.311 Dispute resolution. Page 13 (pdf) 720.319 Page 23 (pdf) 720.32 Page 30 (pdf)