| 1 | 1 | | 88R12869 KBB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bailes H.B. No. 3064 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the right of property owners' association members to |
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| 8 | 8 | | speak at an association or board meeting. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 209, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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| 11 | 11 | | Section 209.00511 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 209.00511. MEMBER'S RIGHT TO SPEAK AT MEETING. (a) |
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| 13 | 13 | | Except as otherwise provided by this section, an association member |
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| 14 | 14 | | is entitled to speak at any association meeting, including a board |
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| 15 | 15 | | meeting, regardless of whether the meeting is held in person, |
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| 16 | 16 | | electronically, or by telephone. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) The board may place reasonable limitations on the time |
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| 18 | 18 | | and manner in which a member is allowed to speak but may not impose |
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| 19 | 19 | | requirements that restrict a member's ability to express the |
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| 20 | 20 | | member's concerns. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c) This section does not entitle an association member to |
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| 22 | 22 | | speak at a portion of a board meeting conducted in executive |
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| 23 | 23 | | session. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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