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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to restrictive covenants regarding firearms or firearms |
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ammunition. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 202.020 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 202.020. REGULATION OF FIREARMS OR FIREARMS |
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AMMUNITION. A property owners' association may not include or |
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enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits, |
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restricts, or has the effect of prohibiting or restricting any |
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person who is otherwise authorized from lawfully possessing, |
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transporting, or storing a firearm, any part of a firearm, or |
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firearm ammunition, as well as the otherwise lawful discharge of a |
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firearm. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |