HBA-CMT S.B. 1677 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1677
By: Jackson
Land & Resource Management
5/4/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, many coastal subdivision restrictions are antiquated and need to
be updated to include adequate provisions for maintenance fees and certain
assessments.  Senate Bill 1677 amends the applicability of provisions
governing the powers of  property owners' associations to make restrictive
covenants in certain subdivisions.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

Senate Bill 1677 amends the Property Code to provide that provisions
pertaining to the powers of property owners' associations relating to
restrictive covenants in certain subdivisions apply only to residential
real estate subdivisions excluding a condominium development that are
located in whole or in part in a county with a population of three million
or more or in a county with a population of 250,000 or more that is
adjacent to a county having a population of three million or more and that
borders the Gulf of Mexico rather than in a county with a population of 2.8
million of more. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.