Amend CSSB 507 as follows: (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 209.002(8), Property Code (House Committee Report, page 3, line 1), between "the" and "restrictions", insert "original". (2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 209.002(10), Property Code (House Committee Report, page 3, line 18), between "records" and the period, insert "that are approved by the owners who own in the aggregate at least 75 percent of the lots in the residential subdivision or that are approved in accordance with the restrictions governing the residential subdivision". (3) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 209.006, Property Code (House Committee Report, page 6, line 15), between "owner" and the period, insert "by certified mail, return receipt requested". (4) In SECTION 1 of the bill, add a new Section 209.014, Property Code (House Committee Report, page 17, between lines 9 and 10), to read as follows: Sec. 209.014. APPROVAL FOR REGULAR AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; DURATION OF ASSESSMENTS. (a) Unless otherwise provided by the restrictions or the property owners' association's articles of incorporation or bylaws, before a regular or special assessment may take effect: (1) the association shall provide to the property owners in the residential subdivision notice and an opportunity to be heard; and (2) the assessment must be approved by the owners who own in the aggregate at least 75 percent of the lots in the residential subdivision. (b) A special assessment may not be assessed for a period greater than one year.