By: Collier H.B. No. 5175
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to access to certain cemeteries.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 711.041, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
  read as follows:
         (a)  Any person who wishes to visit a cemetery or private
  burial grounds for which no public ingress or egress is available
  shall have the right to reasonable ingress and egress for the
  purpose of visiting the cemetery or private burial grounds. This
  right of access extends only to visitation during the hours
  determined by the owner or owners of the lands under Subsection (b)
  or at a reasonable time as provided by Subsection (c) or (c-1) and
  only for purposes usually associated with cemetery visits.
         (c-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the owner or owners
  of the lands surrounding a cemetery or private burial grounds must
  allow a person to enter and exit the owner's land for the purpose of
  visiting the cemetery or private burial grounds between the hours
  of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. every day of the year.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.