87R18762 MWC-D By: Bonnen, et al. H.B. No. 3571 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3571: By: Hefner C.S.H.B. No. 3571 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the regulation of security measures by a property owners' association. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 202, Property Code, is amended by adding Section 202.023 to read as follows: Sec. 202.023. SECURITY MEASURES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a property owners' association may not adopt or enforce a restrictive covenant that prevents a property owner from building or installing security measures, including but not limited to a security camera, motion detector, or perimeter fence. (b) This section does not prohibit a property owners' association from regulating the type of fencing that a property owner may install. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.