By: Rodríguez	S.B. No. 1626
	(In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2015; March 23, 2015, read
	first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce;
	April 16, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
	Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0, 1 present not
	voting; April 16, 2015, sent to printer.)
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	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1626	By:  Creighton

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the regulation by a developer of the installation of
	solar energy devices in a residential subdivision.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 202.010(a), Property Code, is amended by
	adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows:
	(1-a)  "Residential unit" means a structure or part of
	a structure intended for use as a single residence and that is:
	(A)  a single-family house; or
	(B)  a separate living unit in a duplex, a
	triplex, or a quadplex.
	SECTION 2.  Section 202.010(f), Property Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	(f)  During the development period for a development with
	fewer than 51 planned residential units, the declarant may prohibit
	or restrict a property owner from installing a solar energy device.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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