SRC-MKV, JEC C.S.S.B. 1677 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1677
By: Jackson
Intergovernmental Relations
4/11/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, many coastal subdivision restrictions are antiquated and need to
be updated to include adequate provisions for maintenance fees and certain
assessments.  C.S.S.B. 1677 amends the powers of homeowners' associations
in certain counties to make restrictive covenants. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency.  

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 204.002(a), Property Code, to provide that this
chapter applies only to a residential real estate subdivision, excluding a
condominium development governed by Title 7, that is located in whole or in
part in a county with a population of 3 million or more or in a county with
a population of 250,000 or more that is adjacent to a county having a
population of 3 million or more and borders the Gulf of Mexico, rather than
a county with a population of 2.8 million or more. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2001.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

Differs from original in SECTION 1 by changing the application of Chapter
204, Property Code, to apply to a residential real estate subdivision,
excluding a condominium development governed by Title 7, that is located in
whole or in part in a county with a population of 3 million or more or in a
county with a population of 250,000 or more that is adjacent to a county
having a population of 3 million or more and borders the Gulf of Mexico,
rather than a county with a population of 2.8 million or more. 

Differs from original in SECTION 2 by changing the effective date from upon
passage or 90 days after adjournment to September 1, 2001.