March 13th was the official date that all bills needed to be file by.  Listed below are HOA bills filed with the legislature for 2015.  Most are single-issue bills.However, SB1168 – West and its companion bill  HB2797 – Villalba are omnibus bills covering many HOA issues including development period, amendment of declarations, board meetings, elections, enforcement, payment plans, and foreclosure. Both bills state this chapter does not apply to condominiums.

HJR 55 – Villalba –  Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to a person’s free exercise of religion.

HB 745 – Bohac – Relating to the installation of solar-powered stop signs by a property owners’ association.

HB 748 – Isaac –  Relating to the regulation of liquid propane gas tanks on residential property.

HB 939 – Dale –  Relating to unenforceable restrictive covenants regarding standby electric generators affecting residential homes.

HB 971 – Bohac – Relating to requirements governing officers and directors of condominium unit owners’ associations and property owners’ associations.

HB 1072 – Thompson – Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to serve on the board of a property owners’ association

HB 1178 – Isaac – Relating to the enforceability of certain restrictive covenants governing the use of fuel on and supply of fuel to property in certain subdivisions or other planned developments.

HB 1335 – Gutierrez –  Relating to the collection of attorney fees in property owners’ association foreclosures.

HB 1442 – Workman -Relating to a property owner’s right to remove a tree or vegetation that the owner believes poses a fire risk.

HB 1455 – King  – Relating to procedures required before a condominium association files a suit or initiates an arbitration proceeding for a defect or design claim.

HB 1792 – Springer – Relating to regulation of residential short-term rental units; creating offenses and authorizing a fee.

HB 1886 – Martinez – Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose an assessment on landowners for the installation, operation, and maintenance of streetlights.

HB 2147 – Keffer – Relating to secret ballots in a property owners’ association election or vote.

HB 2148 – Keffer –  Relating to voting methods in a property owners’ association election or vote.

HB 2489 – Leach – Relating to the ability of a property owners’ association to enforce certain provisions on the lease or rental of real property.

HB 2594 – Parker – Relating to the modification or termination of restrictions by petition in certain real estate developments with certain amenities.

HB 2797 – Villalba – Relating to the operation of certain property owners’ associations.

HB 2999 – Landgraf –  Relating to restrictive covenants regarding the possession, transportation, or storage of firearms or firearm ammunition and the otherwise lawful discharge of firearms.

HB 3460 – Murr –  Relating to provisions in th dedicatory instruments of property owners’ associations regarding the display of flags.

HB 3539 – Dukes –   Relating to the regulation of the installation of solar energy devices in a residential subdivision.

SB 283 – West – Relating to requirements for the nonjudicial foreclosure of certain residential mortgage liens.

SB 284 – West –  Relating to service of citation in connection with an application for an expedited court order allowing

SB 834 – Creighton – Relating to procedures required before a condominium association files a suit or initiates an arbitration proceeding for a defect or design claim.

SB 862 – Birdwell – Relating to voting methods in a property owners’ association election or vote.

SB 864 – Birdwell- Relating to secret ballots in a property owners’ association election or vote.

SB 1168 – West – Relating to the operation of certain property owners’ associations.

SB 1244 – Burton – Relating to property owners’ association elections and votes.

SB 1535 – Burton – Relating to procedures to amend a declaration by a property owners association.

SB 1626 – Rodriguez – Relating to the regulation of the installation of solar energy devices in a residential subdivision.

SB 1852 – Nichols – Relating to the adoption of an amendment procedure for restrictive covenants affecting real property in certain residential subdivisions.