88R103 DRS-D
 
  By: Cortez H.B. No. 328
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the
  installation of solar roof tiles.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 202.010(a)(2), Property Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
               (2)  "Solar energy device" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 171.107, Tax Code.  The term includes a solar roof tile.
         SECTION 2.  The amendment by this Act of Section
  202.010(a)(2), Property Code, is intended to clarify rather than
  change existing law.
         SECTION 3.  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, 2023.