Bill Text: TX HB2174 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to require a fee for the review or approval of a proposed solar energy device installation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-09 - Referred to Business & Industry [HB2174 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB2174-Introduced.html

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88R3887 SHH-D
By: Cole H.B. No. 2174

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a property owners' association to
require a fee for the review or approval of a proposed solar energy
device installation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 202.010, Property Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b-1) A property owners' association may not include or
enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that requires a
residential property owner to pay a fee for the review or approval
of a proposed solar energy device installation.
(c) A provision that violates Subsection (b) or (b-1) is
void.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.