HB 1926
AN ACT relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Modernizes how condominium and property owners' associations can conduct meetings and voting by allowing electronic and telephonic communication methods. It enables associations to hold board meetings, member meetings, and cast votes using digital platforms, as long as all participants can hear each other and certain procedural rules are followed. The legislation provides more flexible options for association governance while maintaining notice and participation requirements, affecting condo and property owners' associations statewide.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 82.101, Property Code, is amended to Sec. 82.101. ORGANIZATION OF UNIT OWNERS' ASSOCIATION. A unit owners' association must be organized as a profit or nonprofit corporation. The declarant may not convey a unit until the secretary of state has issued a certificate of formation [incorporation] under the Texas Corporation Law [Article 3.03, Texas Business Corporation Act, or Article 3.03, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-3.03, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)]. The membership of the association at all times consists exclusively of all the unit owners or, following termination of the condominium, all former unit owners entitled to distribution of proceeds, or the owners' heirs, successors, or assigns. SECTION 2. Section 82.108, Property Code, is amended by amending Subsections (c), (d), and (e) and adding Subsections (b-1) (b-1) A meeting of the association may be held by any method of communication, including electronic and telephonic means as provided by Section 6.002, Business Organizations Code. (c) A [Unless the declaration, bylaws, or articles of incorporation of the association provide otherwise: [(1) a] meeting of the board may be held by any method of communication, including electronic and telephonic means as provided by Section 6.002, Business Organizations Code, if: (1) [(A)] notice of the meeting has been given in accordance with Subsection (e); (2) [(B)] each director may hear and be heard by every (3) [(C)] the meeting does not involve voting on a fine, damage assessment, appeal from a denial of architectural control approval, or suspension of a right of a particular association member before the member has an opportunity to attend a board meeting to present the member's position, including any [(2) the] board may act by unanimous written consent of all the directors, without a meeting, if: (1) [(A)] the board action does not involve voting on a fine, damage assessment, appeal from a denial of architectural control approval, or suspension of a right of a particular association member before the member has an opportunity to attend a board meeting to present the member's position, including any (2) [(B)] a record of the board action is filed with (d) Notice of a meeting of the association must be given as provided by the bylaws, or, if the bylaws do not provide for notice, notice must be given to each unit owner in the same manner in which notice is given to members of a nonprofit corporation under Sections 6.051 and 22.156, Business Organizations Code [Section A, Article 2.11, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.11, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)]. (e) Notice of a meeting of the board must be given as provided by the bylaws, or, if the bylaws do not provide for notice, notice must be given to each board member in the same manner in which notice is given to members of the board of a nonprofit corporation under Sections 6.051, 6.052, and 22.217, Business Organizations Code [Section B, Article 2.19, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.19, Vernon's Texas Civil SECTION 3. Section 82.110, Property Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Voting may be conducted electronically as provided by Section 6.002, Business Organizations Code. SECTION 4. Section 209.0056, Property Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) A meeting of the owners held under this section may be held by any method of communication, including electronic and telephonic means as provided by Section 6.002, Business SECTION 5. Section 209.00592(a-1), Property Code, is (a-1) Except as provided by this subsection, unless a dedicatory instrument provides otherwise, a property owners' association is not required to provide an owner with more than one voting method. An owner must be allowed to vote by one of the SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill Sponsors
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Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium
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