Mike Schofield, Texas State Representative of 132nd District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/SchofieldForTexas/
Mike Schofield, Texas State Representative of 132nd District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/SchofieldForTexas/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate a property owner's display of political signs’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends Section 259.002 of the Election Code by adding provisions that limit property owners' associations from restricting a property owner's display of political signs, unless the signs violate an existing restrictive covenant. It prohibits associations from issuing any communication, such as letters, emails, or oral demands, that claims to limit the display of such signs. Property owners who receive such a communication in violation of this law can seek injunctive relief to prevent the association from continuing the practice. If the property owner prevails, the court is mandated to award reasonable attorney's fees. The law is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Mike Schofield, member of the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, proposed another 14 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Schofield graduated from Rutgers University with a BS and again from Louisiana State University with a JD.
Mike Schofield is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 132nd House district. He replaced previous state representative Gina Calanni in 2021.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1519 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase |
| HB 1516 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to prohibiting the imposition of a monetary fine or penalty for a violation of a money services business's terms of service agreement; providing a civil penalty |
| HB 1263 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the verification of citizenship of an applicant for voter registration |
| HB 1087 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of certain property owners' associations |
| HB 959 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the date of the primary election runoff |
| HB 951 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election or otherwise participate in that party's affairs; creating a criminal offense |
| HB 924 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for purposes of local sales and use taxes |
| HB 918 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents |
| HB 831 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the interlocutory appeal of certain orders regarding the constitutionality, effect, or enforceability of a statute |
| HB 788 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to daylight saving time |
| HB 739 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the rate at which interest accrues in connection with the deferral or abatement of the collection of ad valorem taxes on certain residence homesteads |
| HB 558 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions |
| HB 455 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses |
| HB 209 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the separation of federal elections from state and local elections, and to related practices and procedures |
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