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By Bryan Farley, Association Reserves 

In the community association world, there are many acronyms to remember: HOA, PUD, CAI, RS, etc…

One acronym you should be aware of when planning for 2025 is CLAC. CLAC is the Colorado Legislative Action Committee. This committee includes a diverse group of industry professionals who volunteer their time to monitor legislation, educate lawmakers, and protect the interests of those living and working in community associations.  

CLAC comprises homeowner leaders, community managers, and representatives from community association business partners who volunteer their time to work with legislators and lobbyists to protect the interests of community members. 

How can you stay involved with upcoming legislation that may impact you?

There are a few ways to stay on top of any upcoming legislative bills that may impact your community:

1. Legislative Bill Tracker Policy Map: CAI's (Community Association Institute) Government and Public Affairs team closely monitors legislation and public policy impacting the community association housing model issues on behalf of community members. The public policy map is a dynamic resource and updated daily with new bills and bill status updates. CAI encourages you to bookmark this URL and check your state's legislative update daily. The bill tracker policy an be accessed on the CAI website, under the Advocacy tab - (https://www.caionline.org/Advocacy/Resources/Pages/Legislative-Tracking.aspx)

 

1. Grassroot Efforts: CAI sends alerts to mobilize advocates on important legislative policy issues. When these alerts are acted upon, it will help lawmakers make good decisions on legislation impacting their represented communities. For example, in 2021, more than 17,000 advocates took action and emailed or called their legislators. CAI was able to impact over 16 pieces of legislation-supported community associations. In 2020, more than 24,800 CAI advocates sent over 116,500 emails to their respective state and federal legislators. To sign up for these alerts and make an impact for the betterment of your community, sign up on the CAI website, under the Advocacy tab - (https://www.caionline.org/Advocacy/TakeAction/Pages/VoterVoice.aspx)

1. General Community Association Information: There are a few resources available that can keep you informed on upcoming national and state legislative issues:
   1. Voter Voice Action Center - (https://www.votervoice.net/CAI/home) - This database allows you to sign up for alerts and to be an advocate who can be mobilized to make an impact. This page also hosts petitions, surveys, and current campaigns that are currently being taken. 
   2. Advocacy Blog - (https://advocacy.caionline.org/) This page will allow you to subscribe to articles and updates regarding legislative updates and the impacts legislation could have on your community.