Over the past several years, legislators have introduced more bills impacting the community association industry. Some bills would amend the Condominium Property Act, some would amend the Common Interest Community Association Act, and some would do both. Others would create entirely new statutes. This year continued that trend.
The bills introduced during the legislative session that just ended covered topics and issues from reserve studies to mandatory training for board members to those free little libraries people put near public sidewalks in front of their homes. Although no bill permanently dies in Springfield, only one significant bill passed both chambers of the General Assembly and is expected to go to the Governor to be enacted into law. That bill is SB1383, which amends the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson Act, the Condominium Property Act, and the Common Interest Community Association Act. The bill makes no substantive changes to those statutes except for extending the date on which the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson Act will sunset (or automatically repeal) from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2029.
As of May 22, 2025, SB1383 passed both chambers of the General Assembly and is expected to be sent to the Governor within thirty days. The Governor will then have sixty days to sign, veto, or do nothing and let it automatically become law. Although SB1383 technically has not yet been enacted into law, it was not a controversial bill, and thus, there is a very low probability that the Governor will veto it. We expect the Governor to sign the bill within sixty days. We recommend that all associations assume that the Ombudsperson Act requirements extend through January 1, 2029.