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B26-0077 • 2025

Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
R. White
Last action
2025-02-21
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on the fiscal impact of this act, but it mentions that a fiscal impact statement has been adopted.

Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This act allows condominium and cooperative associations to hold virtual meetings.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows condominium unit owners' associations to conduct meetings virtually using telephone, video conferencing, or similar electronic means.
  • Clarifies that any unit owner participating in a virtual meeting is considered present for quorum purposes.
  • Requires that notices of meetings include information on how to access the electronic meeting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Condominium unit owners' associations
  • Cooperative and limited equity cooperative associations

Terms To Know

quorum
The minimum number of members required to be present at a meeting for the group's decisions to be valid.
virtual meetings
Meetings that take place online or through electronic means, such as video conferencing.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act expires on May 14, 2025.
  • This is an emergency amendment and will remain in effect for no longer than 90 days unless further action is taken.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0006 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 001643, Expires on May 14, 2025

  2. 2025-02-14 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  3. 2025-02-13 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0006, Expires on May 14, 2025

  4. 2025-02-06 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Feb 21, 2025

  5. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-02-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-02-03 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0077 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
AN ACT

ACT 26-6
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,theCondominiumActof1976toauthorizecondominiumunitowners’associationstoconductvirtualmeetingsandclarifyvotingandquorum
requirementsforsuchmeetings;toamendsection29-910oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoallowcooperativestoconductremotemeetings;andtoamendsections29-1005.06,29-1005.07,and29-1008.11(b)oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoallowlimitedequitycooperativestoconductremotemeetings.
BEITENACTEDBY THECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,ThatthisActmaybecitedasthe“AssociationMeetingFlexibilityEmergencyAmendmentActof2025”,
Sec,2.Section303of the Condominium Act of 1976,effectiveMarch 29, 1977 (D.C.
Law 1-89;D.C. OfficialCode § 42-1903.03),isamended as follows:
(a)Subsection,(b)isamendedbyrepealingparagraph(4).
(b)A newsubsection(f)isaddedtoreadasfollows:
“(D)Notwithstandinganylanguagecontainedinthisactorinthecondominium
instruments:
“(1)Meetingsoftheunitowners’association,executiveboard,orcommittees
maybeconductedorattendedbytelephoneconference,videoconference,orsimilarelectronic
means.Ifameetingisconductedbytelephoneconference,videoconference,orsimilar
electronicmeans,theequipmentorsystemusedmustpermitanyunitownerinattendancetohear
andbeheardby,andtocomprehendwhatissaidby,allotherunitownersparticipatinginthe
meeting.Anyunitowner,boardmember,orcommitteememberattendingsuchmeetingshallbe
deemedpresentforquorumpurposes.
“2)A linkorinstructionsonhowtoaccessanelectronicmeetingshallbe
includedinthenoticerequiredunder subsection(a)of thissection.
“(3)Anymattersrequiringavoteoftheunitowners"associationatanannualorregularmeetingmaybesetbytheexecutiveboardforavote,andaballotmaybedeliveredwith
thenoticerequiredunder subsection(a)of thissection.The executiveboard may seta reasonable
deadlineforaballottobereturnedtotheassociation.
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ENROLLED ORIGINAL
“(4)Theexecutiveboardmayauthorizeunitownerstosubmitvotesbyelectronic
transmissionupto7daysbeforethescheduleddateofanymeetingoftheunitowners,andunitownerswhosubmitvotesduringsuchperiodshallbedeemedtobepresentandvotinginperson
atsuchmeeting.”.
Sec.3.Title29oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodeisamendedasfollows:
(a)Section29-910isamendedbystrikingthephrase“Ifauthorizedbythearticlesorbylaws”andinsertingthephrase“Regardlessofwhetherremoteregularandspecialmeetingsofmembersareauthorizedbythearticlesorbylaws”initsplace.(b)Section29-1005.06(c)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“Unlesstheorganicrulesotherwiseprovide,members”andinsertingtheword“Members”initsplace.(c)Section29-1005.07(e)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“Unlesstheorganicrules
otherwiseprovide,members”andinsertingtheword“Members”initsplace.(d)Section29-1008.11(b)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“Unlesstheorganicrulesotherwiseprovide,a”andinsertingtheword“A”initsplace.
Sec.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpact
statementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approvedOctober16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C,OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5.EffectivedateThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,actionbytheCounciltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;
D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
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Councilof theDistrictof Columbia

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APPROVEDFEBRUARY 13, 2025

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