S.B. No. 862
AN ACT
relating to voting methods in a property owners' association
election or vote.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 209.00592, Property Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) Unless a dedicatory instrument provides otherwise, a
property owners' association is not required to provide an owner
with more than one voting method so long as an owner may vote by
absentee ballot or proxy.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 862 passed the Senate on
April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 862 passed the House on
May 19, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor