BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center                                                                                                       H.B. 638

79R464 PAM-D                                                                                            By: Hegar (Armbrister)

                                                                                                               Intergovernmental Relations

                                                                                                                                            5/20/2005

                                                                                                                                           Engrossed

 

 

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Under current law, property homeowners' associations can only be established in counties with populations of 190,000 or more or in smaller counties adjacent to counties with populations of 2.4 million or more.  With the fast growth of cities in many parts of the state, many people would like to form homeowners associations but are prohibited by law from doing so.

 

H.B. 638 allows people living in counties with populations of 30,000 or more to establish property homeowners associations.

 

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 201.001(a), Property code, to include a residential real estate subdivision that is located in whole or in part of the unincorporated area of a county having a population of 30,000, rather than 190,000, or more that is adjacent to a county having a population of 2.4 million or more, among those areas to which this chapter applies

 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2005.