The proposal would force HOA's to allow "effective outside antennas" for the first time.
"Effective" is undefined, and means different things to different people.
However, without Ben Nelson in the Senate blocking it (he lost his bid for re-election) ...
Ben Nelson (D-NE) isn't the senator who blocked previous iterations of the legislation and was unelecterd. That was Bill Nelson (D-FL). Ben Nelson chose to retire in 2012.
You are right about Bill Nelson vs. Ben Nelson. My mistake.
However, my point about the law's effect remains the same. It will be a first breach in the wall that HOAs have put up against ham antennas.
I suppose a more precise definition of what would be allowable under the law is possible, but I'm not sure what it would be. If you limit it to verticals, than there is no chance at having a yagi. If you limit it to wire antennas, does that preclude a 160 meter loop? What about the long receiving antennas some hams use? What do you say about properties with trees available to hide the antennas vs. properties that have nothing around the homes to hide an antenna? Are we going to proscribe boom lengths on yagis? If we're going to allow verticals, do we allow radials, and if so, how many? What about folks that want to have satellite arrays (like me)? Do we have to use an actual dish or can we use CP yagis? In essence, once you get more specific, you risk cutting out something else that may be equally effective or better.
Understand that I'm not saying the law couldn't be drafted better. It's just that I'd like to hear a proposal for different language.