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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a crematory establishment's authority to accept for |
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cremation unidentified human remains. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 716.101, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 716.101. UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (b), a [A] crematory establishment may not |
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accept for cremation unidentified human remains. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a |
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crematory establishment may accept for cremation unidentified |
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human remains from a county on the order of: |
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(1) the county commissioners court; or |
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(2) a court located in the county. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |