| H.B. No. 2732 | ||
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| relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 711.008, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (m) to | ||
| read as follows: | ||
| (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (f), (g), (g-1), | ||
| (g-2), (h), [ |
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| partnership, firm, trust, or association may not establish or | ||
| operate a cemetery, or use any land for the interment of remains, | ||
| located: | ||
| (1) in or within one mile of the boundaries of a | ||
| municipality with a population of 5,000 to 25,000; | ||
| (2) in or within two miles of the boundaries of a | ||
| municipality with a population of 25,000 to 50,000; | ||
| (3) in or within three miles of the boundaries of a | ||
| municipality with a population of 50,000 to 100,000; | ||
| (4) in or within four miles of the boundaries of a | ||
| municipality with a population of 100,000 to 200,000; or | ||
| (5) in or within five miles of the boundaries of a | ||
| municipality with a population of at least 200,000. | ||
| (m) Not later than September 1, 2024, an organized religious | ||
| society or sect may file a written application with the governing | ||
| body of a municipality to establish or use a cemetery within the | ||
| boundaries of the municipality. The municipality by ordinance | ||
| shall prescribe the information to be included on the application. | ||
| The governing body by ordinance may authorize the establishment or | ||
| use of the cemetery if the municipality determines and states in the | ||
| ordinance that the establishment or use does not adversely affect | ||
| public health, safety, and welfare. This subsection applies only | ||
| to a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more located in a | ||
| county with a population of less than 300,000 that is adjacent to | ||
| this state's international border with Mexico. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 2732 was passed by the House on April | ||
| 14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 15, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 2732 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 16, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||