By: RodrÃguez S.B. No. 1626
(In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2015; March 23, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce;
April 16, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0, 1 present not
voting; April 16, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1626 By: Creighton
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation by a developer of the installation of
solar energy devices in a residential subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 202.010(a), Property Code, is amended by
adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows:
(1-a) "Residential unit" means a structure or part of
a structure intended for use as a single residence and that is:
(A) a single-family house; or
(B) a separate living unit in a duplex, a
triplex, or a quadplex.
SECTION 2. Section 202.010(f), Property Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(f) During the development period for a development with
fewer than 51 planned residential units, the declarant may prohibit
or restrict a property owner from installing a solar energy device.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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