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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran |
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deaths in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 193.006, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) When the death certificate of a person to which this |
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section applies is filed with the vital statistics unit, the |
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department [state registrar] shall submit to [notify] the Texas |
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Veterans Commission deidentified information on the person's: |
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(1) cause of death; |
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(2) age; |
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(3) race; |
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(4) gender; and |
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(5) occupation. |
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(e) Not later than September 1 of each year, the Texas |
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Veterans Commission shall prepare and submit to the standing |
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committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over |
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veterans affairs and publish on the commission's Internet website a |
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written report that contains: |
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(1) aggregated data based on the information the |
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commission receives under Subsection (d) for the preceding year; |
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(2) an evaluation of that data; and |
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(3) any recommendations for legislative or other |
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action. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas |
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Veterans Commission shall prepare and submit the initial report |
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required by Section 193.006(e), Health and Safety Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |