March 26, 2026 | Mark Luis Foster
I testified this morning at the House Judiciary Committee that took up SF1750, the HOA mega bill that is designed to change the way HOAs operate in Minnesota. I was among seven other testifiers, mostly against, and we were limited to two minutes. In past sessions the chair has given some grace on time, especially to home owners who show up (there were three). But not this time. When your 120 seconds were up, you were summarily told to clam up.
Two minutes is not an earth-shattering amount of time for any type of performance. Therefore, my testimony revolved around the need for more education, rather than more legislation. It seems to me that board leaders want help interpreting current MCIOA law, their governing documents, their rules and regs, and applying them fairly and consistently. They want to properly fund their HOAs. They want the good life to continue. What they don’t want: more legislation. That was essentially my two minutes of fame.
I’m no lawyer, but my understanding is the bill is now on the official registry, and from there it goes on to the House where the Dems and GOP need to agree on next steps. It seems like there’s more work to do before it’s ready for prime time. The people who I talked to who are more “in the know” feel that it has a rocky road ahead.
We are opposed to this bill for many reasons, and I’m linking a few recent blogs that we’ve published by way of refresher. The best thing you can do is contact your state representative and tell them you’re opposed to SF1750. We’ll keep our eyes on it.
