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Committee backs update allowing nonprofit condominium associations to meet virtually
Summary
The committee recommended do-pass for Senate Bill 72, which would allow nonprofit condominium associations to conduct business remotely by updating old statutory language that required in-person meetings.
Senator Bergman's bill to permit nonprofit condominium associations to conduct meetings remotely won committee support on a party-unity vote.
Sponsor and an expert described the change as a modernization that brings condominium statute in line with an HOA law that was updated earlier. "This bill is simply allowing [nonprofit condominium associations] to meet via electronic means," the sponsor said, summarizing the proposal.
Supporters included the New Mexico Realtors Association and others who said permitting virtual meetings is a sensible update after the COVID-era experience with remote meetings. "We discovered during COVID, that you could do virtual meetings, and that was very helpful," Brent Moore of the New Mexico Realtors Association told the committee.
Colin Cameron, the bill expert on Zoom, said the Condominium Act was left behind when the Homeowners Association Act was modernized. He told the committee the change is straightforward and sensible.
Committee action: The committee recorded a due-pass recommendation on SB72; the clerk announced a final tally of 8 yes, 0 no.
What happens next: The bill moves forward with committee support; its primary effect is statutory modernization to allow electronic meetings for nonprofit condominium associations.
