Fifty-fifth Legislature                                    Government & Elections

Second Regular Session                                                  H.B. 2158

 

PROPOSED

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2158

(Reference to printed bill)

 

 

 


Page 1, line 6, strike "definition" insert "definitions"

Page 2, line 18, strike "or"

Line 19, strike "community"

Line 21, strike "or community"

Strike lines 42 through 44

Page 3, strike lines 1 through 4, insert:

"F. An association may regulate the size and number of"

Line 15, strike "public" insert "public"

Between lines 20 and 21, insert:

"H. Notwithstanding any provision in the condominium documents, an association may not prohibit or unreasonably restrict the indoor or outdoor display of an association-specific political sign by a unit owner by placement of a sign on that unit owner's property, including any limited common elements for that unit that are doors, walls or patios or other limited common elements that touch the unit, other than the roof. an association may adopt reasonable rules regarding the placement, location and manner of display of association-specific political signs, except an association shall not do any of the following:

1. Prohibit the display of association-specific political signs between the date that the association provides written or absentee ballots to unit owners and three days after the condominium election.

2. Limit the number of association-SPECIFIC signs, except that the association may limit the AGGREGATE total dimensions of all association-specific signs on a unit owner's PROPERTY to not more than nine square feet.

3. Require association-specific political signs to be COMMERCIALLY produced or professionally manufactured or prohibit using both sides of the sign.

4. Regulate the number of candidates supported or opposed or the number of board MEMBERS supported or opposed in a recall or the number of ballot measures supported or opposed on an ASSOCIATION-specific political sign.

5. Make any other regulations regarding the content of an association-specific political sign, except that the association may prohibit using profanity and discriminatory TEXT, images or content based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status or national ORIGIN as prescribed by federal or state fair housing laws."

Reletter to conform

Page 3, line 29, strike "PRIVATE OR"

Line 32, strike "ORGANIZE" insert "assemble"; strike "or address" insert "matters related to the"

Line 33, strike "business"

Line 36, strike "business or actions" insert "matters"

Line 37, strike "that has"

Line 38, strike "gathered to discuss" insert "about matters related to the"; strike "business"

Strike lines 39 through 41, insert "prohibit a unit owner from posting notices regarding those assemblies of unit owners on bulletin boards located on the common ELEMENTS or within common element facilities.  An assembly of unit owners prescribed by this subsection does not constitute an official unit owners' meeting unless the meeting is noticed and convened as prescribed in the condominium documents and this chapter."

Page 4, line 3, strike the comma insert ":

1. "Association-specific POLITICAL sign" means a sign that supports or opposes a CANDIDATE for the BOARD of directors or the RECALL of a board member or a CONDOMINIUM ballot measure that requires a vote of the association unit owners.

2. "

Lines 4 and 5, strike "either of the following:

1."

Strike lines 9 through 11

Line 16, strike "definition" insert "definitions"

Page 5, strike lines 5 through 11, insert:

"D. An association may regulate the size and number of"

Page 6, line 28, strike "or"

Line 29, strike "community"

Line 31, strike "or community"

Line 40, strike "public" insert "public"

After line 45, insert:

"K. Notwithstanding any provision in the community documents, an association may not prohibit or unreasonably restrict the indoor or outdoor display of an association-specific political sign by a member by placement of a sign on that member's property.  an association may adopt reasonable rules regarding the placement, location and manner of display of association-specific political signs, except an association shall not do any of the following:

1. Prohibit the display of association-specific political signs between the date that the association provides written or absentee ballots to members and three days after the planned community election.

2. Limit the number of association-SPECIFIC signs, except that the association may limit the AGGREGATE total dimensions of all association-specific signs on a member's PROPERTY to not more than nine square feet.

3. Require association-specific political signs to be COMMERCIALLY produced or professionally manufactured or prohibit using both sides of the sign.

4. Regulate the number of candidates supported or opposed or the number of board MEMBERS supported or opposed in a recall or the number of ballot measures supported or opposed on an ASSOCIATION-specific political sign.

5. Make any other regulations regarding the content of an association-specific political sign except that the association may prohibit using profanity and discriminatory TEXT, images or content based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status or national ORIGIN as prescribed by federal or state fair housing laws."

Reletter to conform

Page 7, line 10, strike "private or"

Line 13, strike "ORGANIZE" insert "assemble"; strike "or address" insert "matters related to the"

Line 14, strike "business"

Line 16, strike "business or actions" insert "matters"

Line 18, strike "that has gathered to discuss" insert "about matters related to the"; strike "business"

Strike lines 19 through 22, insert "The ASSOCIATION shall not prohibit a member from posting notices regarding those assemblies of members on bulletin boards located on the common areas or within common area facilities.  An assembly of members prescribed by this subsection does not constitute an official members' meeting unless the meeting is noticed and convened as prescribed in the community documents and this chapter."

Line 27, strike the comma insert ":

1. "Association-specific POLITICAL sign" means a sign that supports or opposes a CANDIDATE for the BOARD of directors or the RECALL of a board member or a planned community ballot measure that requires a vote of the association members.

2."

Page 7, lines 28 and 29, strike "either of the following:

1."

Strike lines 33 through 35

Amend title to conform


 

 

JOHN KAVANAGH

 

 

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10:17 AM

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