H.R. No. 1757



R E S O L U T I O N
	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of 
Texas, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, That House Rule 13, 
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, 
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to 
resolve the differences on House Bill No. 1538, relating to the 
continuation and functions of the Texas Funeral Service Commission, 
including certain functions transferred to the commission from the 
Texas Department of Health, and the powers and duties of the Texas 
Finance Commission and the banking commissioner of Texas regarding 
cemeteries; providing administrative and civil penalties, to 
consider and take action on the following matter:
	House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the 
committee to add SECTIONS 30 and 31 to the bill to read as follows:
	SECTION 30.  The heading to Subchapter N, Chapter 651, 
Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER N.  LICENSING [REGISTRATION] REQUIREMENTS:  [CEMETERIES 
AND] CREMATORIES
	SECTION 31.  Section 651.652(a), Occupations Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  This subchapter applies only to a [cemetery or] 
crematory that sells goods or services related to the burial or 
final disposition of a body.
	Explanation:  These changes are necessary to resolve 
unintentional conflicts between this bill and enrolled and signed 
House Bill No. 587, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.  The 
added sections remove cemetery language to conform to this bill.
	House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the 
committee to change SECTION 44 of the bill to read as follows:
	SECTION 44.  On March 1, 2004, Sections 651.652(b), 651.653, 
651.654, and 651.655, Occupations Code, are repealed.
	Explanation:  The bill repealed all of Subchapter N, Chapter 
651, Occupations Code, which unintentionally conflicts with 
enrolled and signed House Bill No. 587, 78th Legislature, Regular 
Session, 2003.  The revised section repeals only those sections 
that do not conflict with the purposes of either bill.

                                                                          Chisum

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1757 was adopted by the House on May 
31, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House