On February 5, 2006, I reported on a Committee Hearing before the Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection and Housing Committee on the following bills:

SB 2668 relating to managing agents. Decision making on the bill has been deferred until Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 016. No testimony will be accepted.

SB 2763 relating to written notice of delinquent condominium assessments. The Committee voted to approve the bill with amendments which would just require the association delinquency notices to inform the owners of the right to mediate or arbitrate if they pay first.

SB 2962 relating to the Recodification. Decision making on the bill has been deferred until Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 016. No testimony will be accepted.

SB 2103 relating to the Recodification. Decision making on the bill has been deferred until Tuesday, February 21, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 016. No testimony will be accepted.

SB 2543 to make Condo Court permanent. The Committee voted to hold the bill.

SB 2545 to extend the Condo Court pilot project. The Committee voted to pass the bill with technical amendments.

SB 2543 to create a 2-year Condo Court pilot project for planned community associations. The Committee voted to hold the bill.

SB 2545 to extend the Condo Court pilot project. The Committee voted to pass the bill with technical amendments.

SB 2092 to prohibit planned community associations from charging members costs for information under certain circumstances. The Committee voted to pass the bill with a defective effective date of July 1, 2050.

SB 2192 relating to planned community association documents. The Committee voted to hold the bill.

SB 3067 regarding joint and several liability for planned community association delinquent assessments. The Committee voted to pass the bill with technical amendments.

SB 2193 to prohibit planned community associations from charging members costs for information under certain circumstances. The Committee voted to pass the bill with a defective effective date of July 1, 2050.

Defective effective dates is a mechanism to keep a bill alive while the legislature determines whether some form of the bill might be acceptable.