TITLE: Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays.

SUMMARY: Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 202.018(a) and (b), Property Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a property owners' association may not enforce or adopt a provision in a dedicatory instrument, including a restrictive covenant,that prohibits a property owner or resident from displaying or affixing on the [entry to the] owner's or resident's property [dwelling] one or more religious items the display of which is motivated by the owner's or resident's sincere religious belief. (b) This section does not prohibit the enforcement or adoption of a provision in a dedicatory instrument, including a restrictive covenant,that, to the extent allowed by the constitution of this state and the United States, prohibits the display or affixing of a religious item on the [entry to the] owner's or resident's property [dwelling] that: (1) threatens the public health or safety; (2) violates a law other than a law prohibiting the display of religious speech;or (3) contains language, graphics, or any display that is patently offensive to a passerby for reasons other than its religious content [; [(4) is in a location other than the entry door or door frame or extends past the outer edge of the door frame of the owner's or resident's dwelling; or [(5) individually or in combination with each other religious item displayed or affixed on the entry door or door frame has a total size of greater than 25 square inches].SECTION 2. Sections 202.018(c) and (d), Property Code, are repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.