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Committee amends HOA bill to protect amateur radio antennas and cap fee increases
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Summary
Lawmakers amended HB11‑52 to forbid homeowner associations from prohibiting amateur radio antennas and to add a three‑year quorum phase‑in and a cap on fee increases (federal inflation or 5%, whichever is less); the committee approved the amended bill 9–1.
The Judiciary committee approved an amended version of House Bill 11‑52 that includes two notable changes: a provision preventing homeowners associations from banning amateur radio antennas, and an amendment that phases in quorum requirements for new HOAs and limits fee increases. A sponsor explained the quorum change creates a three‑year phase‑in from the date the first lot is sold; after that period, an HOA could increase fees without a quorum only by federal inflation or 5%, whichever is less.
Proponents said the changes balance homeowners’ voice on cost increases with the need for HOAs to operate sustainably in areas where assembling a quorum can be difficult. Representative (lawmaker) described the amendment as consolidating stakeholder feedback and accommodating concerns about childcare licensing by excluding certain larger childcare providers and limiting the protection to resident‑provided childcare.
The committee agreed to take Amendment 1 — which clarifies that HOAs may not prohibit amateur radio antennas — by consent, and later approved the amended bill. The transcript records a committee tally of 9 to 1 in favor of the amended HB11‑52.
