2026-09-10 · Florida · Legislation · Did not pass

What happened. Two bills that would have required certain Florida community associations to contract with professional management — and would have tightened manager licensing considerably — both failed on 13 March 2026. Neither was voted down. CS/HB 465 died on the House's own Second Reading Calendar after clearing every committee it was referred to, and CS/SB 822 died in Senate Judiciary.¹²

The House bill, and how it ran out of clock

CS/HB 465, from the Commerce Committee with Reps. Nix and Basabe and four co-introducers, would have required community association managers and firms to carry specified insurance coverage, provided new grounds for licence revocation, barred certain individuals from licensure, required specified community associations to contract with licensed management firms, imposed a duty on board members to verify proper licensing, and exempted timeshare management firms from certain licensing and disciplinary requirements.

Its history is unusually clean and unusually final. On 5 March 2026 the House recorded: “Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading; Added to Second Reading Calendar.” On 13 March: “Died on Second Reading Calendar.” It never returned to the floor. The postponement fell on the same day the House spent its floor time passing HB 657 108-2.

The Senate bill, and the credentials it would have written into statute

CS/SB 822, from Sen. Joe Gruters with Sen. Rodriguez co-introducing, took a different route to a similar end. It would have required associations to contract with a certified community association management firm or a manager credentialed by the Community Association Managers International Certification Board (CMCA) or by the Community Associations Institute (AMS or PCAM), with all applicable licences.

That is a notable drafting choice: it would have given private trade certifications the force of a statutory requirement. It cleared Regulated Industries as a committee substitute 9-0 on 10 February 2026, moved to Judiciary on 12 February, and stopped there. Its proposed effective date was 1 January 2027.

1. CS/HB 465 (2026), Community Association Management — bill record and history, Florida Senate ↩
2. CS/SB 822 (2026), Community Association Management — bill record and history, Florida Senate ↩
3. 2026 Florida End of Legislative Session Report, CAI Florida Legislative Alliance ↩
4. Community Association Managers and Firms — Hot Topics, Florida DBPR ↩
5. Rule 61E14-4.001, F.A.C., Continuing Education Renewal Requirements ↩