89R3452 PRL-D
By: Schofield H.B. No. 2280
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a property owners' association to
regulate a property owner's display of political signs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 259.002, Election Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) Unless a sign described by Subsection (b) is displayed
in violation of a restrictive covenant permitted by this section, a
property owners' association may not issue to the property owner
displaying the sign any communication, including a letter, e-mail,
or oral demand, purporting to restrict the sign's display. A
property owner who receives a communication from a property owners'
association issued in violation of this subsection may bring an
action for injunctive relief under this subsection to enjoin the
association from engaging in the practice. The court shall award
reasonable attorney's fees to a property owner who prevails in an
action under this subsection.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.