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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 711.008(g-1), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(g-1) Not later than September 1, 2026 [2020], a nonprofit |
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organization may file a written application with the governing body |
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of a municipality to establish or use a cemetery located inside the |
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boundaries of the municipality. The municipality by ordinance shall |
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prescribe the information to be included in the application. The |
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governing body by ordinance may authorize the establishment or use |
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of a cemetery located inside the boundaries of the municipality if |
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the municipality determines and states in the ordinance that the |
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establishment or use of the cemetery does not adversely affect |
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public health, safety, and welfare. This subsection applies only to |
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a municipality that is wholly or partly located in a county with a |
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population of more than 3.3 million. |
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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, 2023. |