HB918 - Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents.

  89R1156 DRS-D     By: Schofield H.B. No. 918       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.