Amend CSSB 545 (Senate committee printing) by striking 
Section 3 of the bill (page 3, lines 43 through 69) and substituting 
the following:
	SECTION 3.  Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding 
Section 202.010 to read as follows:
	Sec. 202.010.  REGULATION OF SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES.  (a)  In 
this section, "solar energy device" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 171.107, Tax Code.
	(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a property 
owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a 
dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner 
from installing a solar energy device.
	(c)  A provision that violates Subsection (b) is void.                  
	(d)  This section does not prohibit the inclusion or 
enforcement of a provision in a dedicatory instrument that 
prohibits a solar energy device that:
		(1)  as adjudicated by a court:                                        
			(A)  threatens the public health or safety; or                        
			(B)  violates a law;                                                  
		(2)  is located on property owned or maintained by the 
property owners' association;
		(3)  is located on property owned in common by the 
members of the property owners' association; or
		(4)  is located in an area on the property owner's 
property other than:
			(A)  on the roof of the home; or                                      
			(B)  in a fenced yard or patio maintained by the 
property owner.