BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4026

By: Roberts

Business & Industry

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties note that having more than one member per household on a property owners' association board may give disproportionate influence to a single household and, in some smaller boards, could lead to decisions affecting an entire neighborhood essentially being made by one household. H.B. 4026 seeks to address this issue by making certain persons ineligible to serve on such a board.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 4026 amends the Property Code to make a person ineligible to serve on a property owners' association board under the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act if that person cohabits at the same primary residence as another person serving on the board.

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2017.