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B26-0195 • 2025

Association Meeting Flexibility Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Association Meeting Flexibility Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
R. White
Last action
2025-04-25
Official status
Enacted
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text states the act remains effective for 'no longer than 90 days' but does not explicitly list a calendar expiration date, though metadata indicates an expiry on July 21, 2025.

Association Meeting Flexibility Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

This emergency law allows condominiums, cooperatives, and limited equity cooperatives in Washington, D.C., to hold meetings online or by phone regardless of what their own rules say.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends the Condominium Act of 1976 to allow unit owners' associations, executive boards, and committees to conduct virtual meetings via telephone, video conference, or similar electronic means.
  • Requires that meeting notices for condominiums include a link or instructions on how to join an electronic meeting.
  • Allows executive boards in condos to set deadlines for voting and accept ballots delivered with the meeting notice.
  • Permits condo unit owners to submit votes electronically up to seven days before a scheduled meeting, counting them as present and voting in person.
  • Changes laws so cooperatives can hold remote regular and special meetings regardless of whether their articles or bylaws authorize it.
  • Updates rules for limited equity cooperatives to allow members to conduct remote meetings without restrictions from organic rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Condominium unit owners' associations in the District of Columbia
  • Cooperatives operating under Title 29 of the D.C. Official Code
  • Limited equity cooperatives in the District of Columbia

Limits and Unknowns

  • This act is temporary and will remain in effect for no longer than 90 days after approval.
  • The law does not specify how much it costs associations to set up electronic meeting systems.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-25 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Act A26-0053 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 004909, Expires on Jul 21, 2025

  2. 2025-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0053, Expires on Jul 21, 2025

  3. 2025-04-22 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Returned from Mayor

  4. 2025-04-07 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Apr 22, 2025

  5. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council

  6. 2025-04-01 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  7. 2025-03-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    B26-0195 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Association Meeting Flexibility Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2025

Current Bill Text

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL,
AN ACT
D.C. ACT 26-53
INTHE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
APRIL 22, 2025
Toamend,onanemergencybasis,duetocongressionalreview,theCondominiumActof1976
toauthorizecondominiumunitowners’associationstoconductvirtualmeetingsandclarifyvotingandquorumrequirementsforsuchmeetings;toamendsection29-910oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoallowcooperativestoconductremotemeetings;andtoamendsections29-1005.06,29-1005.07,and29-1008.11(b)oftheDistrictofColumbiaOfficialCodetoallowlimitedequitycooperativestoconductremotemeetings.
BEITENACTEDBYTHECOUNCILOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA,ThatthisActmaybecitedasthe“AssociationMeetingFlexibilityCongressionalReviewEmergencyAmendment Act of 2025”.
Sec.2.Section303oftheCondominiumActof1976,effectiveMarch29,1977(D.C.Law 1-89;D.C, OfficialCode § 42-1903.03),isamended as follows:
(a)Subsection(b)isamendedbyrepealingparagraph(4).(b)A newsubsection(f)isaddedtoreadasfollows:“(®)Notwithstandinganylanguagecontainedinthisactorinthecondominium
instruments:
“(1)Meetings of the unitowners’ association,executiveboard,or committees
maybeconductedorattendedbytelephoneconference,videoconference,orsimilarelectronicmeans.Ifameetingisconductedbytelephoneconference,videoconference,orsimilar
electronicmeans,theequipmentorsystemusedmustpermitanyunitownerinattendancetohearandbeheardby,andtocomprehendwhatissaidby,allotherunitownersparticipatinginthe‘meeting.Anyunitowner,boardmember,orcommitteememberattendingsuchmeetingshallbedeemedpresentforquorumpurposes.“(2)A linkorinstructionsonhowtoaccessanelectronicmeetingshallbeincludedinthenoticerequiredundersubsection(a)ofthissection.“(3)Anymattersrequiringavoteofthe unitowners’associationatanannualor
regularmeetingmaybesetbytheexecutiveboardfora vote,andaballotmaybedeliveredwith
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
thenoticerequiredundersubsection(a)ofthissection.Theexecutiveboardmaysetareasonabledeadlineforaballottobereturnedtotheassociation.“(4)Theexecutiveboardmayauthorizeunitownerstosubmitvotesbyelectronictransmissionupto7daysbeforethescheduleddateofanymeetingoftheunitowners,andunit‘ownerswhosubmitvotesduringsuchperiodshallbedeemedtobepresentandvotinginpersonatsuchmeeting.”.
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“Unlesstheorganicrulesotherwiseprovide,members”andinsertingtheword“Members”initsplace.
(Section29-1008.11(b)isamendedbystrikingthephrase“Unlesstheorganicrulesotherwiseprovide,a”andinsertingtheword“A”initsplace.
See.4.Fiscalimpactstatement.‘TheCounciladoptsthefiscalimpactstatementoftheBudgetDirectorasthefiscalimpactstatementrequiredbysection4aoftheGeneralLegislativeProceduresActof1975,approved
October16,2006(120Stat.2038;D.C.OfficialCode§1-301.47a).
Sec.5.Effectivedate.
ThisactshalltakeeffectfollowingapprovalbytheMayor(orintheeventofvetobytheMayor,aetionbytheCouneiltooverridetheveto),andshallremainineffectfornolongerthan90days,asprovidedforemergencyactsoftheCounciloftheDistrictofColumbiainsection
ENROLLED ORIGINAL
412(a)oftheDistrictofColumbiaHomeRuleAct,approvedDecember24,1973(87Stat.788;D.C.OfficialCode§1-204.12(a)).
toFin—Councilof theDistrictof Columbia
MayoiDiao CotaiAPPROVED
APRIL 22, 2025

DocketNo.826-0195,
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COUNCILOF THEDISTRICTOF COLUMBIA
WASHINGTON,DC,20004
FinalReading,CC
April1,2025
‘Approved

CouncMember[Aye [AB[Rec[CounciMember[Aye[NayNv[AB[Rec]CouncMember[Aye[Nay
ChairmanMendelson]x Henderson| X Pinto x
Alen x LewisGeorge_|x R.White x
Bonds x MeDute x
Felder x Nadeau x
Frumin x Parker x
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