88R12985 EAS-D
 
  By: Slaton H.B. No. 5212
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the designation of certain morgues as the Joseph R.
  Biden Morgue.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subtitle A, Title 8, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Chapter 675 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 675. MORGUES
         Sec. 675.001.  JOSEPH R. BIDEN MORGUE. (a) A temporary or
  permanent morgue that is established using money from Operation
  Lone Star is designated as the Joseph R. Biden Morgue.
         (b)  A morgue described by Subsection (a) shall post a sign
  indicating the designation as the Joseph R. Biden Morgue in a
  conspicuous place reasonably likely to be viewed by all persons
  entering the morgue.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.