88R21195 JG-F
 
  By: Johnson of Dallas, Patterson, Lalani, H.B. No. 1100
      Shaheen
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1100:
 
  By:  Rose C.S.H.B. No. 1100
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the regulation of certain senior retirement
  communities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Title 8, Property Code, is amended by adding
  Chapter 95 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 95.  SENIOR RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
         Sec. 95.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
               (1)  "Common amenity" means an amenity or service
  offered or provided to residents of a multiunit residential
  property, including:
                     (A)  concierge services;
                     (B)  a library;
                     (C)  common dining services;
                     (D)  housekeeping services; and
                     (E)  full-time security.
               (2)  "Resident" means an individual who resides in a
  senior retirement community as a unit owner or tenant.
               (3)  "Senior retirement community" means a residential
  community or a portion of a residential community:
                     (A)  described by Section 301.043;
                     (B)  that contains not fewer than 20 residential
  units in one or more multiunit buildings that are available to rent
  or lease; and
                     (C)  that provides common amenities.
               (4)  "Senior retirement community contract" means a
  contract with a resident of a senior retirement community for
  providing a common amenity to the resident.
               (5)  "Unit" means a physical portion of a residential
  property designated for separate ownership or occupancy.
         Sec. 95.002.  EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to:
               (1)  a health care institution as defined by Section
  74.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;
               (2)  a boarding home facility as defined by Section
  260.001, Health and Safety Code, that holds a permit issued under
  Chapter 260, Health and Safety Code;
               (3)  a supportive housing facility for elderly
  individuals operated under Section 202, the National Housing Act
  (12 U.S.C. Section 1701q);
               (4)  a center for independent living as defined by
  Section 702 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
  Section 796a); or
               (5)  any other facility that is regulated by the Health
  and Human Services Commission or in accordance with rules adopted
  by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
         Sec. 95.003.  REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO RESIDENT SAFETY FROM
  CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. (a)  A senior retirement community shall:
               (1)  conduct for each retirement community employee a
  criminal history record check using the computerized criminal
  history system maintained by the Department of Public Safety of the
  State of Texas;
               (2)  disclose in the senior retirement community
  contract whether the retirement community requires each business
  that will provide services at the retirement community to conduct a
  criminal history record check of each of the business's employees
  who will provide services at the retirement community; and
               (3)  maintain a resident safety and communications
  policy regarding criminal activity that poses a risk to residents,
  which must require the retirement community to send to each
  resident and post in a conspicuous manner at a location on the
  retirement community premises where the retirement community posts
  other community notices a written notice containing information on:
                     (A)  known reports of potential criminal activity
  made to law enforcement from or at the retirement community not
  later than two business days after the date the report is made or
  activity occurs; and
                     (B)  known instances of trespassing at the
  retirement community not later than two business days after the
  trespassing is reported or occurs.
         (b)  For purposes of providing notice under the policy
  adopted by a senior retirement community under Subsection (a)(3)
  relating to a reportable incident described by that subdivision,
  the retirement community:
               (1)  may provide for the removal of the personal
  identifying information of an individual who is involved in the
  reportable incident to prevent the individual's identification;
  and
               (2)  may not refuse to provide the notice based solely
  on concerns related to the disclosure of the individual's personal
  identifying information.
         (c)  A senior retirement community may not be held civilly or
  criminally liable for the retirement community's compliance with
  Subsection (a)(1) or (3).
         (d)  A senior retirement community may not:
               (1)  prevent or inhibit a resident from or penalize a
  resident for communicating with a law enforcement officer, social
  worker, family member, or other interested person regarding the
  safety and security of the retirement community; or
               (2)  prevent a law enforcement officer or court officer
  from entering a common area of the retirement community to conduct a
  voluntary interview with a resident as part of an investigation
  into criminal activity at the retirement community.
         Sec. 95.004.  PROHIBITED AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT PROVISIONS.
  A lease, rental, or purchase agreement for a residential unit in a
  senior retirement community or a senior retirement community
  contract with a resident may not include a provision that:
               (1)  waives liability in an action brought under
  Section 95.005;
               (2)  requires arbitration of a dispute related to
  liability under Section 95.005; or
               (3)  controls the content or execution of the
  resident's advance directive or testamentary documents.
         Sec. 95.005.  CIVIL LIABILITY. (a)  A senior retirement
  community is liable to a resident for actual damages incurred from a
  violation of this chapter.
         (b)  Chapter 74, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, does not
  apply to an action brought under Subsection (a).
         Sec. 95.006.  CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. The remedies provided by
  this chapter are not exclusive and are in addition to any other
  remedy provided by law, including a remedy provided for a tenant
  against a landlord under this title, as applicable.
         SECTION 2.  (a) Section 95.004, Property Code, as added by
  this Act, applies only to an agreement or contract entered into or
  renewed on or after the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  Section 95.005, Property Code, as added by this Act,
  applies only to a cause of action that accrues on or after the
  effective date of this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.