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.