89R10037 SCR-D By: Toth H.B. No. 4356 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to restrictive covenants prohibiting the display of a sign containing a political message. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 259.002, Election Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a property owners' association may not enforce or adopt a restrictive covenant that prohibits a property owner from displaying on the owner's property at least one sign that contains primarily a political message other than advertising a candidate or measure for an election. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.