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Amend CSHB 2233 on third reading by adding the following
appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION __. Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by
adding Section 202.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 202.008. REGULATION OF DISPLAY OF FLAG. (a) A property
owners' association may not enforce a restrictive covenant that
prohibits or restricts the display of the United States flag by a
property owner on the owner's property unless the prohibition or
restriction is clearly and specifically stated in the covenant.
(b) A restrictive covenant, rule, or other prohibition may
not be adopted if the prohibition or restriction prevents a
property owner from displaying the United States flag in a size not
larger than three feet by five feet in a respectful manner on the
owner's property.
(c) This section does not prohibit the adoption of a
restrictive covenant or rule:
(1) allowing the display of the United States flag
larger than three feet by five feet; or
(2) restricting the location of the display of the
United States flag on an owner's property or the size of a flagpole
that may be used for the display.
(d) For purposes of this section, the United States flag is
displayed in a respectful manner if the flag is displayed in the
manner provided by 4 U.S.C. Sections 6-8.
(e) A municipality or county may impose a fee of up to 50
dollars for any violation of subsection (a).
SECTION __. Subsection (a), Section 202.008, Property Code,
as added by this Act, applies to a restrictive covenant, rule, or
other prohibition adopted before, on, or after the effective date
of this Act.