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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation by a developer of the installation of |
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solar energy devices in a residential subdivision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 202.010(a), Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows: |
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(1-a) "Residential unit" means a structure or part of |
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a structure intended for use as a single residence and that is: |
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(A) a single-family house; or |
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(B) a separate living unit in a duplex, a |
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triplex, or a quadplex. |
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SECTION 2. Section 202.010(f), Property Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(f) During the development period for a development with |
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fewer than 51 planned residential units, the declarant may prohibit |
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or restrict a property owner from installing a solar energy device. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1626 passed the Senate on |
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April 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1626 passed the House on |
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May 12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 8, |
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two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |