AB 1184: Common interest developments: association management and meeting procedures.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law, the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, governs the management and operation of common interest developments by an association. Existing law requires the board of an association to provide general notice of a proposed rule change at least 28 days before making the rule change, in accordance with certain procedures. Existing law, however, permits the board to make an emergency rule change if it determines that the change is required to address an imminent threat to public health or safety, or an imminent risk of substantial economic loss to the association, as prescribed.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Existing law, the Common Interest Development Open Meeting Act, prohibits the board of a common interest development from taking action on any item of business outside of a board meeting. Existing law also prohibits the board from conducting a meeting via a series of electronic transmissions, except in specified emergency circumstances.

This bill would prohibit a majority of the directors of the board, outside an authorized meeting, from using a series of communications of any kind, directly or through intermediaries, to discuss, deliberate, or take action on any item of business within the board’s subject matter jurisdiction, except in an emergency. The bill would also exempt from this prohibition certain informational and ministerial communications.

Existing law authorizes the board to adjourn to, or meet solely in, executive session to consider litigation and other specified matters. Existing law requires any matter discussed in executive session to be generally noted in the minutes of the immediately following meeting that is open to the entire membership.

This bill would require discussions regarding ongoing litigation to have the case name, case number, and name of the court included as part of the executive session meeting minutes.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. August 27, 2026In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
2. August 26, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).
3. August 20, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
4. August 19, 2026Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
5. August 4, 2026Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
6. August 3, 2026From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (June 30).
7. June 15, 2026In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
8. June 11, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 10). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
9. May 6, 2026Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and JUD.
10. January 22, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
11. January 22, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 3807.)
12. January 16, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.