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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a request for a waiver of the waiting period before |
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human remains may be cremated. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 716.004, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b) to read as follows: |
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(b) A justice of the peace or medical examiner's office |
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authorized to grant a waiver under Subsection (a) shall adopt a |
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written policy for requesting a waiver under Subsection (a). In |
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adopting the written policy, the justice of the peace or medical |
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examiner's office shall consider how a person makes a request, and |
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how the justice of the peace or medical examiner may process the |
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request as quickly as possible. The written policy must outline the |
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process of making a request for a waiver under Subsection (a) during |
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regular business hours and outside of regular business hours, |
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including on a weekend day or holiday. |
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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, 2015. |