86R5927 PMO-F By: Bohac H.B. No. 1025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to candidacy for and membership on the board of certain property owners' associations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 209.00591, Property Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) to read as follows: (a-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a property owners' association that governs a subdivision comprised of multiple sections may designate in an association instrument governing the administration or operation of the association a specified number of positions on the board, each of which must be elected from a designated section of the subdivision. The instrument may require each board member representing a section to reside in that section. (a-3) An owner of property in the property owners' association may not be a candidate for membership on the board of the property owners' association if: (1) an enforcement action is pending against the property owner; or (2) the property owner owes the association a delinquent assessment, fee, or fine. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.