Bill Text: TX HB2147 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Relating to secret ballots in a property owners' association election or vote.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-28 - Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar [HB2147 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB2147-Comm_Sub.html
  84R24208 NC-D
 
  By: Keffer H.B. No. 2147
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2147:
 
  By:  Simmons C.S.H.B. No. 2147
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to secret ballots in a property owners' association
  election or vote.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 209.0058, Property Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), any [Any] vote
  cast in an election or vote by a member of a property owners'
  association must be in writing and signed by the member.
         (d)  A property owners' association may adopt rules to allow
  voting by secret ballot by members of the association. The
  association must take measures to reasonably ensure that:
               (1)  a member cannot cast more votes than the member is
  eligible to cast in an election or vote; and
               (2)  the association counts all votes cast by members
  eligible to cast the votes.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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