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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of certain information to the director of |
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the bureau of vital statistics. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 191.024(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) On the state registrar's demand, a person, including a |
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local registrar, physician, midwife, or funeral director, who has |
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information relating to a birth, death, or fetal death shall supply |
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the information to the state registrar in person, by mail, or |
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through the local registrar. The person shall supply the |
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information on a form provided by the department or on the original |
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certificate. |
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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, 2011. |