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

What happened. HB 3586 would have amended the Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson Act to require board-member training. It was re-referred to the Rules Committee in the 2025 deadline sweep and did not pass.¹

The bill carried a date, and the date has passed. On or before July 1, 2026, the Ombudsperson was to have required training — within 90 days of election or appointment — for elected and appointed members of boards of managers and boards of directors.

The four subjects

The curriculum was specified:

• (i) ethics, including fiduciary responsibilities, conflicts of interest, and communication between board members;
• (ii) roles and responsibilities of each board officer and of the property management company;
• (iii) the attributes of a professionally managed versus a self-run association; and
• (iv) the complaint process against a board.

Illinois still has none of this

A person elected to an Illinois condominium board tomorrow assumes fiduciary duties under 765 ILCS 605/18.4, becomes responsible for a budget, and in many cases becomes responsible for a seven-figure physical asset — with no required preparation of any kind.

1. Illinois Condo & HOA Law Blog, 2025-2026 legislative update (HB 3586 synopsis and status) ↩
2. IDFPR, Condominium and Common Interest Community Ombudsperson (complaint policy requirement and sample) ↩