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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to in-casket identification of a deceased person. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 8, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 695 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 695. IN-CASKET IDENTIFICATION |
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Sec. 695.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Casket" means a container used to hold the |
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remains of a deceased person. |
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(2) "Commission" means the Texas Funeral Service |
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Commission. |
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Sec. 695.002. IDENTIFICATION OF DECEASED PERSON. The |
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commission shall ensure a casket contains identification of the |
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deceased person, including the person's name, date of birth, and |
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date of death. |
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Sec. 695.003. RULES. The commission may adopt rules to |
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enforce this chapter. |
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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. |