Homeowners association governance.
Summary
Amends the statute governing residential real estate sales disclosures to provide that in the case of a resale or refinance of property covered by the governing documents of a homeowners association (HOA), an HOA or an agent of the HOA providing a statement of unpaid assessments or other charges relating to a property may not charge more than $50 for the statement. (HEA 1152-2026 prohibits an HOA from charging a fee for the statement.) Provides that an HOA member is considered to be in attendance at a meeting of the HOA if the member attends by remote or virtual means in accordance with the statutory procedures for remote meetings of nonprofit corporations. Requires the board of an HOA to provide to HOA members at least four days advance written notice of any meeting of the board. Provides that the meeting notice must include: (1) a meeting agenda; and (2) in the case of a notice for an annual meeting, a statement of the right of HOA members to demand a special meeting of the members, including a statement of the required number of members needed to demand a special meeting. Amends the provision in HEA 1152-2026 that prohibits an HOA, an agent of an HOA, or an HOA management company from charging a homeowner a fee associated with any service provided by the HOA to specify that such services include services that are included in the homeowner's association assessment but do not include any optional service that is offered to a homeowner in connection with the homeowner's individual lot in the subdivision and that the homeowner opts to receive. Provides that a schedule of any optional services offered must be approved by the board and distributed to HOA members on at least an annual basis and whenever there is a change in the fees for any of the offered services. Prohibits an HOA, an agent of an HOA, or an HOA management company from charging a homeowner a fee associated with the production of a statement of account setting forth the amount of any unpaid assessments or other charges due and owing from the homeowner. Requires an HOA or its agent to maintain an account statement for a homeowner and provide the statement to the homeowner upon request. Provides that the governing documents of an HOA may not require that the consent of more than 2/3 of the owners be required to amend the HOA's governing documents. Provides that an HOA's governing documents may not require the consent of more than 2/3 of first lien mortgage holders in order to amend the governing documents. Removes the provision in current law that provides that the governing documents may require the approval of at least 95% of the owners to convey common areas or to dissolve the plan of governance for the HOA. Authorizes an HOA to assess a fine for a member's violation of a covenant if the HOA first: (1) adopts a schedule of fines for specified violations; and (2) provides to the member a notice setting forth the violation, the amount of the fine, and the date on which the fine will be assessed. Requires a schedule of fines to include a maximum aggregate fine amount for any single violation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 5, 2026
Signed Mar 12, 2026
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Enrolled House Bill (H)
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House Bill (S)
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MODERATE
This bill converts the legislative text from a formal enrolled act format to a standard House Bill draft format. It updates the bill's effective date to July 1, 2026, and modifies the rules for remote attendance at HOA meetings to align with state nonprofit corporation laws. The changes also adjust the statutory citations and formatting to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope regarding HOA governance remains the same, but the applicability of the remote meeting provision is now explicitly tied to the procedures for nonprofit corporations.
REQUIREMENT
Updated the definition of 'attendance' at HOA meetings to include remote or virtual participation in accordance with Indiana nonprofit corporation laws.
TIMELINE
Changed the effective date of the bill from an unspecified future date to July 1, 2026.
TECHNICAL
Replaced the formal 'Enrolled House Bill' header and printing code instructions with the standard 'House Bill' header and digest.
Corrected the citation for the budget approval section from HEA 1152-2026 to P.L.164-2016.
Reorganized the text structure to remove the 'Enrolled Act' preamble and insert the standard 'A Bill for an Act' language.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Jan 28, 2026
How they voted
39–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican40
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 331: yeas 37, nays 10
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 423: yeas 92, nays 2
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 234: yeas 40, nays 8
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment #4 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Amended
Amendment #5 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 144: yeas 90, nays 2
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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