89R1156 DRS-D
By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 700
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a property owners' association to
regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners
or residents.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding
Section 202.013 to read as follows:
Sec. 202.013. REGULATION OF ASSEMBLY, ASSOCIATION, AND
SPEECH. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a
property owners' association may not adopt or enforce a provision
in a dedicatory instrument that:
(1) prohibits, restricts, or has the effect of
prohibiting or restricting a property owner or resident from:
(A) peacefully assembling or meeting with
property owners' association members, residents, or their invitees
or guests at property owned or maintained by the property owners'
association or owned in common by the property owners' association
members; or
(B) inviting guest speakers, including public
officials and candidates for public office, without prior approval
by the property owners' association to address or meet with
property owners' association members, residents, or their invitees
or guests; or
(2) regulates, restricts, or has the effect of
regulating or restricting the content of a property owner's or
resident's speech.
(b) This section does not prohibit the enforcement or
adoption of a provision in a dedicatory instrument that, to the
extent allowed by the constitutions of this state and the United
States, prohibits speech or conduct that:
(1) threatens the public health or safety;
(2) violates a law; or
(3) contains language, graphics, or any display that
is patently offensive to a passerby.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.