(1) The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act governs the creation and management of common interest developments. The act requires a homeowner's association to adopt rules that, among other things, specify the qualifications for candidates for the board of directors of the association and any other elected position, qualifications for voting, the voting power of each membership, the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies, and the voting period for elections, including the times at which polls will open and close, consistent with the governing documents. The act requires the sealed ballots to be at all times in the custody of the inspector or inspectors of elections or at a designated location until after the tabulation of the vote.
California SB 323 (20192020) — Common interest developments: elections.
(1) The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act governs the creation and management of common interest developments. The act requires a homeowner's association to adopt rules that, among other things, specify the qualifications for candidates for the board of directors of the association and any other elected position, qualifications for voting, the voting power of each membership, the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies, and the voting period for elections, including the times at which polls will open and close, consistent with the governing documents. The act requires the sealed ballots to be at all times in the custody of the inspector or inspectors of elections or at a designated location until after the tabulation of the vote.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] — 5–1 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Housing] — 7–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 28–8 (pass) · upper
Do pass as amended. — 8–4 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business — 29–11 (pass) · upper
SB 323 Wieckowski Senate Third Reading By Kalra — 41–28 (pass) · lower
Do pass as amended — 8–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Wieckowski — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2019-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2019-02-19 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
2019-02-28 Referred to Coms. on JUD. and HOUSING. referral-committee
2019-03-19 Set for hearing April 2.
2019-04-08 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on HOUSING. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 553.) (April 2). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-04-09 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HOUSING. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-04-18 Set for hearing April 30.
2019-04-30 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 890.) (April 30). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-05-01 Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-24 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-24 Ordered to second reading.
2019-05-28 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-05-29 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 28. Noes 8. Page 1367.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-05-29 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2019-06-06 Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and JUD. referral-committee
2019-06-20 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 19). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-06-24 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-1, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2019-07-10 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 8. Noes 4.) (July 9). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage, amendment-passage
2019-07-11 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2019-08-12 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2019-09-05 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-05 Ordered to third reading.
2019-09-09 Read third time and amended. amendment-passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-09 Ordered to third reading.
2019-09-13 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 41. Noes 28. Page 3573.) Ordered to the Senate. passage, reading-3, reading-1
2019-09-13 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2019-09-14 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 11. Page 2950.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2019-09-20 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10 a.m.
2019-10-12 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2019-10-12 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 848, Statutes of 2019.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0dada1c0-eafa-465d-bada-6ffcb43910d3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).