HBA-MPM S.B. 620 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 620
By: Jackson
Business & Industry
4/5/2001
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the Clear Lake Forest Homeowner's Association
(association) cannot vote on the issue of extending mandatory assessments.
This authority is currently granted to other subdivisions.  Senate Bill 620
extends this authority to the association. 

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 620 amends the Property Code to apply provisions relating to
the extension of restrictions imposing regular assessments in certain
subdivisions to a residential real estate subdivision that: 

_consists of at least 750 homes; 

_is located in two adjacent municipalities in a county with a population of
2.8 million or more; and 

_has use restrictions the terms of which are automatically extended, but
has a regular assessment that is established by two separate documents
permitting the assessment to expire and do not provide for extension of the
term of the assessment. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.