CONDO BYLAW-QUORUM-FEE ARREARS Senate SponsorsSen. Susan Garrett-Kwame Raoul House Sponsors(Rep. Elaine Nekritz) 7/23/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0055 765 ILCS 605/18from Ch. 30, par. 318Amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that bylaws shall provide what percentage of unit owners, of other than 20%, shall constitute a quorum provided that for condominiums over 20 units the percentage of unit owners shall be 20% unless the unit owners with a majority percentage in the association provide for a higher percentage in voting on amendments to the bylaws, a unit owner in arrears on his or her regular and separate assessments for more than 60 days shall not be counted for purposes of determining if a quorum is present (instead of bylaws shall provide what percentage of unit owners, of other than 20%, shall constitute a quorum provided that for condominiums over 20 units the percentage of unit owners shall be 20% unless the unit owners with a majority percentage in the association provide for a higher percentage).Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Further amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that for purposes of voting on amendments to an association's bylaws, a unit owner who is in arrears on the unit owner's regular or (instead of and) separate assessments for 60 days or more, shall not be counted for purposes of determining if a quorum is present.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Further amends the Condominium Property Act. Provides that bylaws shall provide what percentage of unit owners, of other than 20%, shall constitute a quorum provided that for condominiums over 20 units the percentage of unit owners shall be 20% unless the unit owners with a majority percentage in the association provide for a higher percentage in voting on amendments to the bylaws, a unit owner in arrears on his or her regular or separate assessments for more than 60 days shall not be counted for purposes of determining if a quorum is present, but that unit owner retains the right to vote on amendments to the association's bylaws (instead of bylaws shall provide what percentage of unit owners, of other than 20%, shall constitute a quorum provided that for condominiums over 20 units the percentage of unit owners shall be 20% unless the unit owners with a majority percentage in the association provide for a higher percentage). 1/30/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 1/30/2009SenateFirst Reading 1/30/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 2/4/2009SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/10/2009SenatePostponed - Judiciary 2/19/2009SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 2/19/2009SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/25/2009SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 2/25/2009SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 2/25/2009SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 011-000-000 2/25/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 26, 2009 2/25/2009SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul 2/27/2009SenateSecond Reading 2/27/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 4, 2009 3/2/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett 3/2/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 3/18/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary 3/19/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 009-000-000 3/25/2009SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/25/2009SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Garrett 3/25/2009SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 26, 2009 4/2/2009SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 4/2/2009HouseArrived in House 4/2/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/2/2009HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz 4/2/2009HouseFirst Reading 4/2/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/14/2009HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 4/22/2009HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-000-000 4/22/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2009HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 4/28/2009SenatePassed Both Houses 5/27/2009SenateSent to the Governor 7/23/2009SenateGovernor Approved 7/23/2009SenateEffective Date January 1, 2010 7/23/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0055