---
type: "Bill"
title: "Community Associations"
description: "Community Associations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 841"
citation: "Florida HB 841 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["fuel", "special fuel", "and other pollutant taxes", "condominiums", "cooperatives", "home warranty associations", "mobile homes"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2018-96"
primary_sponsors: ["Moraitis"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-11-30"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2a97a60-c187-4b87-b474-be32d7175181"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00841/ByCategory"
source_hash: "4a1b95f9ef405da6a1d7d0e95a96d96e8b76b4223b24b6ff49eaa090ace85a0c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 841 (2018) — Community Associations

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2018-96.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 841 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/841/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 841 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/841/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 841 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/841/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 841 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/841/BillText/c3/PDF)
5. **H 841 e1** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/841/BillText/e1/PDF)
6. **H 841 e2** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/841/BillText/e2/PDF)
7. **H 841 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/841/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage — **100–1** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Careers & Competition Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- A2 - 894894, Amendment, Second Reading — **15–21** (fail) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **110–4** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **16–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Moraitis — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-11-30** Filed `filing`
- **2017-12-08** Referred to Careers and Competition Subcommittee; Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Commerce Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-19** On Committee agenda-- Careers and Competition Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 8:00 am, Webster Hall
- **2018-01-23** CS by Careers and Competition Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
- **2018-01-23** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2018-01-23** CS by Careers and Competition Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2018-01-25** Now in Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee
- **2018-01-26** On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2018-01-30** CS/CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
- **2018-01-31** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2018-01-31** CS/CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2018-02-05** Original reference(s) removed: Commerce Committee
- **2018-02-05** CS referred to Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-05** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-13** On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/15/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2018-02-15** CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 2
- **2018-02-19** Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2018-02-19** CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time
- **2018-02-22** Placed on Calendar
- **2018-02-22** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
- **2018-02-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-28** Amendment(s) adopted (028261, 729193) -HJ 720, 721
- **2018-02-28** Amendment(s) failed (179591, 903525, 929187)
- **2018-02-28** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-01** CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 4 `passage`
- **2018-03-01** In Messages
- **2018-03-05** Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** Received
- **2018-03-08** Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2018-03-08** Substituted for CS/SB 1274
- **2018-03-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08** Amendment(s) adopted (346340)
- **2018-03-08** Amendment(s) failed (894894)
- **2018-03-08** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-09** Amendment(s) adopted (289590, 549860) -SJ 1025, 1026
- **2018-03-09** CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-09** In returning messages
- **2018-03-09** Concurred in 3 amendment(s) (289590, 346340, 549860)
- **2018-03-09** CS passed as amended; YEAS 100 NAYS 1 `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2018-03-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2018-03-23** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter No. 2018-96, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2018-118)

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2a97a60-c187-4b87-b474-be32d7175181`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).