Transcript Highlights:

• Many consumers were struggling to find insurers that would allow them to add an endorsement for the HOA
• Now, our friends who represent the HOAs raised concerns at the time, as you may recall, Assembly Member
• and it can make it more difficult for HOAs to obtain adequate insurance in an increasingly unaffordable
• broad-based insurance market, especially for HOAs.
• for me to expect the HOA to be liable for that.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So last year, I authored SB 770, which removed a requirement for HOA residents to name an association
• Many consumers were struggling to find insurers that would allow them to add an endorsement for the HOA
• Now, our friends who represent the HOAs raised concerns at the time, as you may recall, Assemblymember
• broad-based insurance market, especially for HOAs.
• for me to expect the HOA to be liable for that.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, housing, public safety, and administrative process. Early items included SB 46, which would authorize the Secretary of State to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice presidential candidates from California ballots; SB 1078, requiring notice to the Civil Rights Department when court filings involve civil rights violations; SB 989, expanding access to Care Court by letting first responders refer cases through county behavioral health agencies; SB 998, clarifying and expanding discrimination prevention coordinators in the new Office of Civil Rights; SB 1146, requiring disclosure for AI-generated health advertisements and giving physicians a limited private right of action; SB 1164, a California Voting Rights Act expansion responding to federal voting-rights rulings; SB 1256, a housing bill aimed at limiting repeated litigation over the Harmony Grove Village South project; SB 1267, addressing HOA liability and indemnification for EV charger installations; and SB 1425, authorizing an encroachment permit program for high-speed rail right-of-way management. The committee also later heard SB 873, restricting ICE arrests near courthouses, and SB 1160, requiring eviction data reporting by zip code. Most bills drew support from sponsors, advocacy groups, labor organizations, or local officials, while opposition centered on concerns about county workload, due process, fire safety, civil liberties, or the scope of the policy changes. Members generally expressed support for the bills while noting unresolved issues and the need for amendments or further stakeholder work, especially on SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, SB 1425, and SB 1160. The Judicial Council opposed SB 1160 because of the burden of adding zip-code reporting to court systems, while the author and supporters argued the data would help target eviction-prevention efforts. SB 873 drew strong support from public defenders, immigrant-rights groups, and court-related stakeholders, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opposing. SB 989 drew support from firefighters and family advocates, while Disability Rights California opposed, arguing Care Court is too costly and diverts resources from community-based services. SB 1164 received broad civil-rights and voting-rights support, with cities opposing unless amended over definitions, cure periods, and litigation risk. SB 1256 drew support from housing and labor interests and opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about fire safety and evacuation. SB 1267 was supported by the HOA and utility stakeholders after amendments addressing liability concerns. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass a consent calendar and then approved the listed bills, sending them to the appropriate committees or to Appropriations, including SB 46, SB 873, SB 989, SB 998, SB 1078, SB 1146, SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, and SB 1425. The transcript ends with SB 1160 still under discussion, with members indicating support for the bill’s goals but acknowledging the Judicial Council’s implementation concerns and the need for further work.

Transcript Highlights:

• This would not impact a positive ordinance, more so prohibiting a city or an HOA from saying that you
• know, including in this bill anything to do with property restrictions, as it, I mean, so you have HOAs
• They bought a few chickens to provide eggs for their kids, and because one neighbor in the HOA didn't
• I'm here today to, to, uh, say that I'm not against chicken ownership, but I am pro-HOA governance.
• And the HOAs are not very well organized to interdict dangerous activities.

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

Transcript Highlights:

• specific to the private covenants, there might be an expectation by property owners, especially in HOAs
• :15:38.000> Owners<00:15:38.319> especially<00:15:38.600> in<00:15:38.720> HOAs
• <00:15:39.120> or Property Owners especially in HOAs or Property Owners especially in HOAs
• <00:16:15.440> for<00:16:15.680> those<00:16:15.920> private<00:16:16.160> HOAs
• <00:16:16.759> those really is for those private HOAs those really is for those private HOAs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We're seeing more than 80% of new housing construction taking place within an HOA.
• /c><00:08:16.879> place<00:08:17.120> within<00:08:17.599> an<00:08:17.840> HOA
• construction taking place within an HOA. construction taking place within an HOA.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• anything, but this conversation Representative Drazkowski and I just had a hearing in Commerce regarding HOA
• anything, but this conversation Representative Drazkowski and I just had a hearing in Commerce regarding HOA
• anything, but this conversation Representative Drazkowski and I just had a hearing in Commerce regarding HOA
• thinking about how when we look at certain industries and we say, you know, part of the reason why HOA
• thinking about how when we look at certain industries and we say, you know, part of the reason why HOA

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• to ensure a developer fulfills their promises and actually creates the HOA.
• to ensure a developer fulfills their promises and actually creates the HOA.
• to ensure a developer fulfills their promises and actually creates the HOA.
• to ensure a developer fulfills their promises and actually creates the HOA.
• Development unless they had an HOA.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• First, the bill clarifies it is the duty of the HOA to repair and replace utility services to a common
• Second, it clarifies and aligns HOA election nomination notices with all other HOA notices at 30 days
• Approximately 65% of California homeowners belong to an HOA, many of whose governing documents limit
• I have a scenario: imagine paying HOA dues on time only to find out later that your HOA has changed payment
• HOA members are also dealing with confusing, inconsistent communication.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, yes, committee, House Bill 2588 adds requirements to HOA boards. I yield. All right.
• Could you give us some ideas of what requirements we're going to put on HOA boards?
• Want to be on the board, you need to actually own a home or a lot, and you need to live in the HOA.

Bills: HB4409, HB4414, HB4484, HB4486, HB3057, HB2588, HB4434

Keywords: housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing

Transcript Highlights:

• Five, it addresses private restrictions, including HOA and deed provisions that can block housing.
• SB 1116 resolves that while preserving reasonable HOA protections. Second, the minimum density.
• Common interest development—so you're talking about gated communities or HOAs?
• So it deals with deed restrictions, but not HOA communities. Does that make sense?
• So it deals with deed restrictions, but not HOA communities. Does that make sense?

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire resilience, land use, and local government transparency. SB 911 by Senator Becker would require notification to fire enforcement agencies when a home in a high fire severity zone is sold with an agreement for the buyer to bring the property into defensible-space compliance; the California Association of Realtors said it would drop opposition if the bill is amended to use the preliminary change of ownership report, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 994 by Senator Cabaldon would bar local officials from signing nondisclosure agreements that prevent them from sharing information with the elected decision-makers of their jurisdiction; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it also passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1041 by Senator Riggins would expand PACE financing for wildfire home-hardening improvements and add consumer protections, but it drew strong opposition from homeowner advocates, county treasurers, bankers, and others over predatory lending and lien concerns; it passed 3-2 and remained on call. The committee also considered SB 1075 by Senator Reyes, which would require local governments in AB 617 communities to consider air-quality reduction measures in land-use approvals for industrial and commercial projects. Environmental justice groups supported the bill as a way to implement community air plans, while counties, cities, business groups, builders, trucking interests, and others opposed it as duplicative of CEQA and a barrier to investment and jobs. After debate over local control and environmental justice, the bill passed 3-2 and remained on call. SB 958 by Senator Cabaldon would advance the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, replacing a former arena and parking lots with housing, affordable units, parks, and a new entertainment venue; with no opposition voiced, it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. Another wildfire-related measure, SB 1182 by Senator Allen, would require local governments to consider insurance availability in safety planning for development in high fire hazard areas and direct state technical guidance on the issue. Supporters said insurance access is now a key indicator of risk, while some members questioned whether the bill would add useful information or burden local governments; the bill received a 1-1 vote and remained on call. The committee then began hearing SB 1116 by Senator Caballero, a starter-home/infill housing bill creating a streamlined ministerial path for small projects up to 10 units, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or a vote on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then the other issue is how it's actually paid for, because when it's billed to the HOA, the HOA
• the bill is going to the HOA the bill is going to the HOA it's<05:53:37.360> being<05:53:
• for because when it's build to the HOA for because when it's build to the HOA the<05:53:55.638><
• Where the bill would go would not change; the bill would still go to the HOA, and then the HOA would
• and then the HOA would say okay this HOA and then the HOA would say okay this uh<06:18:33.200> bill

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'd like to say thank you on behalf of my district, which is replete with HOAs.
• support you as you continue to lead the charge in the House for all homeowners that are involved in HOAs
• support you as you continue to lead the charge in the House for all homeowners that are involved in HOAs

Summary: The Housing, Agriculture, and Tourism Subcommittee met for its final meeting of the session and heard two bills. HB 1245, the Hunger-Free Campus Pilot Program, would create a pilot program in the Department of Agriculture for selected public postsecondary institutions with high Pell Grant populations to form hunger task forces, help students enroll in SNAP, provide on-campus food assistance, and develop meal-credit donation programs. The bill also directs OPPAGA to study food insecurity at public postsecondary institutions and recommend policy changes. Representative Franklin spoke in support, emphasizing student food insecurity and the impact of inflation on college completion. The bill had no amendments, no public opposition, and passed unanimously. The committee then heard HB 983 on homeowners associations, which would expand enforcement and oversight tools related to HOAs, including allowing local law enforcement and sheriffs to investigate, inspect, and audit associations, adding realtor disclosure requirements, and revising recall provisions to make it easier for homeowners to remove boards. An amendment was adopted to prohibit nominating committees in HOAs, aligning the statute with condominium law and preventing those committees from blocking candidates. Public testimony on the amendment and bill was in support, including from a Miami-Dade Sheriff representative and others. Members from both parties praised the bill as a homeowner-rights measure, and the bill passed unanimously as amended. After the bills, members offered closing remarks thanking Chair Salsman, the vice chair, ranking member, staff, and each other for a collaborative session. Several members highlighted the committee’s work on housing, agriculture, tourism, and the hemp work group, and the chair reflected that the committee process was intended to be member-driven and inclusive. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The proposed legislation will benefit tenants, churches, and HOAs. ...
• tailored offerings for specific subclasses. ...of consumers with unique needs like renters, churches, HOAs
• legitimate purpose that isn't solely the buying of insurance, hence the churches, renters, and the HOA
• So, I'm in an HOA, and my HOA says, "Hey, we're offering you lower cost home insurance."

Bills: HB778, HB 1266, HB1576, HB2213, HB2517, HB2518, HB2841, HB3306, HB3320, HB3388, HB3508, HB3520, HB3689

Keywords: credentialing, healthcare, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, managed care, hurricane, windstorm, loss mitigation, grants, insurance discounts, property retrofitting, insurance, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, board composition, coastal counties, property insurance, taxation, Texas FAIR Plan Association, premium taxes, maintenance taxes

Transcript Highlights:

• And if my colleague from Rothland wants another opportunity to be able to tell his HOA to cool it, he
• Imagine paying your HOA dues on time, only to find out later your HOA quietly changed payment vendors
• It adds accountability when that doesn't happen, and it makes clear that HOAs cannot overreach.
• It makes clear that HOAs cannot overreach onto public streets where homeowners have the right to park
• AB 2439 is about protecting people from avoidable harm and restoring confidence in HOA governance.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then approved a procedural motion by a 41-17 roll call to re-refer AB 2690 and AB 1863 to Appropriations and to allow guests for the Latino Spirit Awards ceremony. House Resolution 92, recognizing Cinco de Mayo Week, was adopted after supportive remarks from members of several caucuses, and the chamber then held the 2026 Latino Spirit Awards ceremony honoring 11 individuals and organizations in higher education, human rights, philanthropy, health and science, advocacy, business, environmental justice, journalism and media, culinary arts, and a legacy award for Los Tigres del Norte. After the ceremony, the Assembly resumed business with guest introductions and moved through the daily file, passing or retaining a number of bills and resolutions. Among the measures taken up, the Assembly passed AB 1657 on domestic violence restraining order procedures (64-0), AB 2042 on civil procedure and service of process (66-0), AB 1660 on probate and public guardians (45-10), AB 1917 on criminal procedure and reinstatement of dismissed charges (43-15), AB 2148 clarifying that public school employees are human beings in the context of AI (69-0), AB 1647 protecting juvenile statements at transfer hearings (63-0), AB 1555 expanding community college access in Siskiyou County (66-0), AB 1608 on High-Speed Rail Inspector General oversight and reporting (45-18), AB 1803 requiring anti-hate speech training in workplace harassment prevention (50-9), AB 2128 protecting tenants in subsidized housing from certain federal work requirements and time limits (44-16), AB 2576 as a land-use cleanup bill protecting historic resources (61-0), AB 2601 allowing concurrent review for certain housing projects, and AB 2764 on extended foster care eligibility (60-0). Several items were passed and retained on file, and AB 2601 was interrupted by a call of the house before later business continued. The chamber also adopted ACR 159 on indigent defense after adding 59 coauthors, then heard guest introductions from chief public defenders from multiple counties. ACR 179, designating Wildland Urban Interface Preparedness and Resilience Day, was adopted with 65 coauthors after remarks on wildfire risk and forest management. Later, ACR 183 establishing Black Health Equity Advocacy Week was presented with extensive testimony from members of multiple caucuses emphasizing racial health disparities, maternal mortality, life expectancy gaps, and the need for systemic change; the debate continued beyond the excerpt provided. Throughout the session, members repeatedly used guest introductions to recognize visiting groups and individuals, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members, UAW President Shawn Fain, California Women in Agriculture, and others.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill also does not override HOA, deed, or historical preservation restrictions.
• also does Foundation material this bill also does not<00:22:17.159> override<00:22:18.400> HOA
• <00:22:19.400> deed<00:22:20.240> or<00:22:20.600> historical not override HOA
• HOAs, historical districts, developer restrictions, and deed restrictions are not affected by this bill
• <00:37:53.319> historical not uh take effect uh HOAs historical not uh take effect uh HOAs

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:01 Roll Call 00:16 HB 211 Discussion 02:55 HB 211 Vote 16:30 HB 160 Discussion 18:50 HB 160 Vote 52:06 Adjournment 57:35, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met for its first meeting of the year, established a quorum, and heard two bills. House Bill 211, sponsored by Representative Chris Lewis, would create a definition for cigar bars and allow indoor cigar smoking in qualifying establishments if they meet criteria such as deriving at least 15% of gross income from cigar-related sales, restricting entry to those 21 and older, prohibiting cigarettes and vaping, and requiring a smoke-free area for deliveries. Lewis and Louisville Metro Council member Anthony Pantini described the bill as a small-business and tourism measure modeled on Tennessee law, while the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and a St. Elizabeth physician opposed it, arguing it would undermine local smoke-free ordinances and expose patrons and workers to harmful secondhand smoke. Several members raised local-control concerns, and Lewis said he was open to local governments making decisions on less restrictive approaches. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then approved HB 211 on a roll call vote, with multiple members voting yes and several no votes, sending the bill forward as amended. The committee then heard House Bill 160 from Representative Susan Whitten, with Logan Haynes of the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute. They said Kentucky faces a housing shortage of roughly 200,000 units and that starter homes are increasingly unaffordable, making manufactured housing an important part of the solution. Whitten said the bill would treat manufactured housing more like site-built housing while still allowing local governments to enforce cosmetic standards such as roof pitch, exterior facade, and foundation material, and she emphasized that HOA, deed, and historical preservation restrictions would remain in place. Haynes argued that modern manufactured homes are federally and state inspected, more energy efficient, faster to build, and more affordable than site-built homes, and he said the bill would not open the door to older-style mobile homes or single-wides except in limited narrow-lot situations. Representatives from the Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Association of Counties expressed concerns about the bill’s current language, saying land-use decisions should remain local and warning that the definition of qualified manufactured home and the bill’s treatment of local standards could have unintended consequences. They said they appreciated Whitten’s willingness to work with them and indicated they hoped to continue negotiating amendments as the bill moved forward. No vote on HB 160 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, at a time when 84% of new homes are built in an HOA, it's no longer an option or a choice.
• <00:03:26.080> restrictions This DE ends some HOH HOA restrictions This DE ends some HOH HOA
• time when 84% of new homes are built in time when 84% of new homes are built in an<00:03:40.440> HOA
• , it's no longer an option or a an HOA, it's no longer an option or a choice.<00:03:44.400> And
• First, I'll talk about HOA requirements.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This amendment encourages the use of native plants in HOAs, and it does prohibit the HOA from imposing
• A couple years ago, we did pass a bill that strengthened some of these laws, but elections to HOA boards
• apply to communities with 500 or more units, and what this amendment would do is lower that down to HOAs
• transferring costs from solar customers to non-solar customers so that every single non-solar customer in that HOA

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including a student advocate and family members connected to a resolution on scoliosis awareness. The chamber first took up committee reports from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, and later Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, agreeing to the reported bills and resolutions. House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, was adopted 201-1 after remarks describing the condition and the advocacy of a young constituent. The House also adopted resolutions designating Diaper Need Awareness Week, directing a study on PANS/PANDAS, recognizing 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania, with broad bipartisan support. The House then considered several bills on final passage. House Bill 2146, updating the Sunshine Act’s 24-hour agenda notice rule after a court ruling, and Senate Bills 130, 511, 971, 972, 1181, and 1235 were agreed to. House Bill 1239, limiting HOA restrictions on rooftop solar, drew multiple amendments; some were withdrawn, and others failed on tied votes, after debate over HOA governance, native plants, and net metering. House Bill 2219, on license plates and transportation provisions, had an amendment agreed to removing indemnification language for elected officials at special events, and then passed as amended. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, saw an amendment to preserve limited non-competes fail, and the bill passed. House Bill 2359, prohibiting government NDAs related to data centers, passed 171-31 after extensive debate over transparency and local control. The chamber also passed House Bill 2455, granting Pittsburgh school administrators collective bargaining rights, despite objections that existing appeal protections already exist; it passed 106-96. House Bill 2460, creating hunting and trapping education provisions, passed 180-22 after debate over whether it duplicated existing law and imposed a mandate. House Bill 2499, expanding the State Workers’ Insurance Fund’s equity investment authority, passed 173-29. House Bill 2529, scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance, passed 198-4 amid testimony about overdose risks and concerns about criminalization. Senate Bill 604, joining the Counseling Compact, passed 188-14, and Senate Bill 1259, clarifying parole record privilege and expanding notice to denied parole applicants, passed unanimously 202-0. The House then made referrals and committee assignments, signed the two Senate bills for presentation to the Governor, and adjourned until July 1, 2026.

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• That happens from time to time where HOAs have a discriminatory covenant, um, that would probably lead
• That happens from time to time where HOAs have a discriminatory covenant, um, that would probably lead
• That happens from time to time where HOAs have a discriminatory covenant, um, that would probably lead
• That happens from time to time where HOAs have a discriminatory covenant, um, that would probably lead
• That happens from time to time where HOAs have a discriminatory covenant, um, that would probably lead

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chairman, as you can see from the 29 to 0 votes, people are tired of HOAs and what they do.
• 10 years in the making, but we finally got an agreement to where we can put some guardrails on how HOAs
• are handling situations with homeowners and condo owners, so... ...how HOAs are handling situations

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• HOAs are a whole other ball of wax, I think. A task group has been working on that.
• are are a representative um yeah HOAs are are a whole<00:19:35.480> another<00:19:35.679>
• uh that do base level trash of HOAs uh that do base level trash that's<00:19:49.880> about<00
• Efficiency the HOA cic's I'm actually on Efficiency the HOA cic's I'm actually on that<00:20:41.679><
• They wanted the HOA life. But you have these zonings saying no, you must have lots this big.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Housing Finance and Policy Committee approved the previous meeting’s minutes and then heard testimony from Housing First Minnesota and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities on housing supply, affordability, and land-use policy. Mark Foster of Housing First Minnesota said the state is chronically undersupplied by roughly 100,000 units, that the median new single-family home price has risen above $530,000, and that only about 27% of Twin Cities households can now afford a new home. He argued that regulatory and local approval processes, especially planned unit developments and aesthetic mandates, add significant cost and reduce the number of homes built, and he urged the committee to remove exclusionary barriers and modernize residential development approvals. Members questioned Foster about zoning, aesthetic requirements, and homeowners associations. He said most new housing in growing metro communities is negotiated through PUDs, which he described as increasing costs and limiting supply, and gave examples such as stone exterior requirements adding thousands of dollars to a home. He also said HOAs can be useful in some cases but are often imposed when not needed. Several legislators responded positively to the Housing First Minnesota Foundation’s work, including transitional housing and veteran housing projects. Elizabeth Wefel of the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities said cities outside the metro also face a housing shortage, but their challenges differ: market failure, inadequate sewer and water infrastructure, and gaps in starter, workforce, and senior housing. She said many Greater Minnesota cities are already updating zoning, reducing lot sizes, allowing more density and ADUs, and investing local money, land, and partnerships to spur development. She asked the legislature to speed up rollout of housing funds, support infrastructure and workforce programs, and adjust housing tax credit and TIF rules, while warning against one-size-fits-all preemption of local zoning authority. Members discussed the need for tailored solutions and the differences between metro and Greater Minnesota housing markets.