Senate Bill 2040
Senate Author: Springer et al.
Effective: 9-1-23
House Sponsor: Clardy et al.
Senate Bill 2040 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Occupations Code to abolish the Anatomical Board of the State of Texas as a standalone state agency, transfer its functions, as modified by the bill, to the Texas Funeral Service Commission, and create the State Anatomical Advisory Committee. The bill also provides for the regulation of willed body programs, non‑transplant anatomical donation organizations, and anatomical facilities. The bill, among other provisions, revises provisions relating to administrative fees, the donation of a body by a written instrument, and the transportation and distribution of bodies and anatomical specimens.