AB 21: 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 by an association. If a provision of that act requires an association to deliver a document by “individual delivery” or “individual notice,” the act requires the association to deliver that document in accordance with the preferred delivery method specified by the member. Existing law also 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.

This bill would revise the above-described rule change provision to require the board to provide individual notice pursuant to the above-described provision governing document delivery.

Existing law 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 members of the board, outside an authorized meeting, from conducting 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.

Existing law requires a common interest development’s association to generally give notice of the time and place of a board meeting at least 4 days before the meeting and requires the notice to contain the agenda for the meeting.

This bill would also require the notice containing the agenda to have instructions on how a member may get a copy of the agenda packet for the open session portion of the meeting and would establish procedures for the board to follow in responding to those requests.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

“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. April 28, 2025From committee: Without further action pursuant to Joint Rule 62(a).
2. April 24, 2025In committee: Reconsideration refused.
3. April 24, 2025In committee: Set, first hearing. Failed passage.
4. March 25, 2025Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.
5. March 24, 2025From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.
6. March 24, 2025Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD.
7. December 3, 2024From printer. May be heard in committee January 2.
8. December 2, 2024Read first time. To print.