AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM OWNERSHIP
Summary
Clarifies how condominium insurance deductibles and unpaid losses are divided between associations and unit owners, require owners to insure units if associations do not, and allow boards to manage and use insurance proceeds for repairs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2026
Last action May 20, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
May 19, 2026
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 20, 2026
Committee
05/20/2026 Referred to House Corporations
lower
May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/19/2026 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/12/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 2, 2026
Committee
04/02/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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