CS/CS/HB 657: Community Associations
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; 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.
Last Action: 2/16/2026 House - Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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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
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/26/2026 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
1/30/2026 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
2/3/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2/4/2026 House • Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/6/2026 House • Referred to Budget Committee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Budget Committee
2/12/2026 House • Added to Budget Committee agenda
2/16/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Budget Committee
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CS/CS/HB 657, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2026 at 2:30 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Budget Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2026 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 074567 - Amendment
Remove lines 953-954 and insert:Porras 2/13/2026
6:55 PMAdopted without Objection
2/16/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (21)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 34.01 Jurisdiction of county court. Page 39 (pdf) 336.125 Closing and abandonment of roads; optional conveyance to homeowners’ association; traffic control jurisdiction. Page 39 (pdf) 558.002 Definitions. Page 40 (pdf) 617.0601 Members, generally. Page 41 (pdf) 617.0701 Meetings of members, generally; failure to hold annual meeting; special meeting; consent to corporate actions without meetings; waiver of notice of meetings. Page 41 (pdf) 617.0721 Voting by members. Page 41 (pdf) 617.0725 Quorum. Page 42 (pdf) 617.0808 Removal of directors. Page 42 (pdf) 617.1606 Access to records. Page 42 (pdf) 712.13 Page 4 (pdf) 718.104 Creation of condominiums; contents of declaration. Page 7 (pdf) 718.116 Assessments; liability; lien and priority; interest; collection. Page 43 (pdf) 718.1255 Alternative dispute resolution; mediation; nonbinding arbitration; applicability. Page 8 (pdf) 720.301 Definitions. Page 12 (pdf) 720.302 Purposes, scope, and application. Page 13 (pdf) 720.303 Association powers and duties; meetings of board; official records; budgets; financial reporting; association funds; recalls. Page 14 (pdf) 720.306 Meetings of members; voting and election procedures; amendments. Page 17 (pdf) 720.3085 Payment for assessments; lien claims. Page 44 (pdf) 720.311 Dispute resolution. Page 19 (pdf) 720.319 Page 30 (pdf) 720.32 Page 37 (pdf) -
CS/HB 657, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/22/2026 at 1:48 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)
Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 313213 - Amendment
Remove lines 162-769 and insert:Porras 1/31/2026
2:34 PMWithdrawn Prior to Consideration
2/2/2026PDF 190961 - Amendment
Remove lines 162-940 and insert:Porras 2/2/2026
12:51 PMAdopted
2/3/2026PDF 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)