BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 680 By: Burkett Business & Industry Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law prohibits a property owners' association from preventing the installation or erection of at least one flagpole per property that is not more than 20 feet in height. H.B. 680 seeks to prohibit restrictions on a homeowner who wishes to display a flag in the front yard of the property. 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. 680 amends Section 202.011(b), Property Code, as added by Chapter 1028 (H.B. 2779), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, to prohibit a reasonable dedicatory instrument provision that regulates the size, number, and location of flagpoles on which flags are displayed from preventing the installation or erection of at least one flagpole per property that is located in the front yard of the property. EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 680
By: Burkett
Business & Industry
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 680
By: Burkett
Business & Industry
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law prohibits a property owners' association from preventing the installation or erection of at least one flagpole per property that is not more than 20 feet in height. H.B. 680 seeks to prohibit restrictions on a homeowner who wishes to display a flag in the front yard of the property.
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. 680 amends Section 202.011(b), Property Code, as added by Chapter 1028 (H.B. 2779), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, to prohibit a reasonable dedicatory instrument provision that regulates the size, number, and location of flagpoles on which flags are displayed from preventing the installation or erection of at least one flagpole per property that is located in the front yard of the property.
EFFECTIVE DATE On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Current law prohibits a property owners' association from preventing the installation or erection of at least one flagpole per property that is not more than 20 feet in height. H.B. 680 seeks to prohibit restrictions on a homeowner who wishes to display a flag in the front yard of the property.
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. 680 amends Section 202.011(b), Property Code, as added by Chapter 1028 (H.B. 2779), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, to prohibit a reasonable dedicatory instrument provision that regulates the size, number, and location of flagpoles on which flags are displayed from preventing the installation or erection of at least one flagpole per property that is located in the front yard of the property.
EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2013.