Sec. 252.017. CHAPTER CONTROLLING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the only provisions of this code that apply to or govern a nonprofit association are the provisions of this chapter. (b) Chapters 1, 2, 4, 10, and 11 and, if a nonprofit association designates an agent for service of process, Subchapter E, Chapter 5, apply to a nonprofit association. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 182, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 75 (S.B. 1518), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (S.B. 2411), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2025.