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Amend CSSB 258 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 697.005, Health and Safety Code, as follows:
(1) In the section heading (page 5, line 42), between "REMAINS" and the underlined period, insert "; WOMAN'S LIABILITY FOR COSTS".
(2) Between Subsections (c) and (d) (page 5, between lines 57 and 58), insert the following:
(c-1) If a pregnant woman does not elect to privately dispose of the embryonic and fetal tissue remains, a health care facility may not hold the woman liable for any part of the cost for disposing of the remains in the manner provided by this section.