District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

PR 25-0703 — Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024

Last action — Resolution R25-0479, Effective from Apr 02, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 004432

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Council
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 01, 2024. Enacted.

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

27 added · 34 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated bill now officially declares an emergency to allow condominium and cooperative associations to hold virtual meetings and clarifies related voting rules. This change is significant because it formalizes the ability for these associations to meet remotely, which has become increasingly important, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic made virtual gatherings commonplace. By continuing this flexibility, the bill seeks to ensure that all members can participate easily, regardless of their circumstances.

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2 Councilmember Robert C.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 25-479 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA April 2, 2024 To declare an emergency with respect to the need to amend, on an emergency basis, the Condominium Act of 1976 to authorize condominium unit owners’ associations to conduct virtual meetings and to clarify voting and quorum requirements for such meetings;
White, Jr.
4 6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION __________ 9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________ To declare an emergency with respect to the need to amend, on an emergency basis, the Condominium Act of 1976 to authorize condominium unit owners’ associations to conduct virtual meetings and to clarify voting and quorum requirements for such meetings;
RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”.
(d) Emergency legislation is necessary to ensure that all interested associations can readily benefit from virtual meeting capabilities.
(d) Emergency legislation is necessary to continue providing these flexibilities to ensure that all interested associations can readily benefit from virtual meeting capabilities.
The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute an emergency making it necessary that the Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute an emergency making it necessary that the Association Meeting Flexibility Emergency Amendment Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R25-0479, Effective from Apr 02, 2024 Published in DC Register Page 004432

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R25-0479

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR25-0703 Introduced by Councilmember R. White at Office of the Secretary

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Not Voting
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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