H.B. 904 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 904
By: Mowery
Business & Industry
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 
Under current law, the plot owners of nonprofit cemetery corporations
control the corporation. Some nonprofit cemetery corporations were not
formed by plot owners (as is implied by the current "control" provision)
but are nevertheless technically under the control of the plot owners. The
purpose of House Bill 904 is to allow nonprofit cemetery corporations that
were not formed by plot owners to be controlled by the people who did form
the corporation. 



RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 

ANALYSIS
House Bill 904 amends the  Health and Safety Code, to exempt nonprofit
cemetery corporations that were formed by non-plot owners from the
requirement that the corporation be controlled by the corporation.   



EFFECTIVE DATE
This bill takes effect September 1, 2003.