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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to property owners' association annual meetings held |
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electronically. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 209.014(a), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Notwithstanding any provision in a dedicatory |
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instrument, a board of a property owners' association shall call an |
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annual meeting of the members of the association. An annual meeting |
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may be held by any method of communication, including electronic or |
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telephonic means as described by Section 6.002, Business |
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Organizations Code, provided that: |
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(1) each person in attendance at the meeting may hear |
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and be heard by every other person at the meeting; and |
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(2) the notice of the meeting sent to members of the |
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association includes instructions to access any communication |
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method required to attend the meeting remotely. |
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SECTION 2. Section 209.00592(a-1), Property Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Except as provided by this subsection, [unless a |
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dedicatory instrument provides otherwise,] a property owners' |
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association is not required to provide an owner with more than one |
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voting method. An owner must be allowed to vote by one of the |
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following voting methods: |
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(1) absentee ballot; |
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(2) [or] proxy; or |
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(3) electronic ballot. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |