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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public notice of a crematory's compliance history, |
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rating, and classification. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.070 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.070. NOTICE OF CREMATORY COMPLIANCE. (a) In this |
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section, "crematory" has the meaning assigned by Section 711.001. |
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(b) The commission shall post on the commission's Internet |
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website information relating to the compliance with this chapter of |
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each crematory operating under a permit issued under this chapter, |
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including the crematory's compliance history and classification |
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according to commission standards adopted under Sections 5.753 and |
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5.754, Water Code. The commission must: |
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(1) display the information in a manner that is easily |
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and publicly accessible; and |
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(2) update the Internet website with a crematory's |
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current information not later than: |
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(A) the 30th day after the date the commission |
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changes a crematory's compliance history or classification; or |
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(B) the 30th day after the date the executive |
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director issues a decision in response to a crematory's appeal of an |
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updated classification. |
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(c) The commission shall develop a template for crematories |
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to use for displaying the public notice required under Subsection |
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(d). |
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(d) The commission by rule shall require each crematory |
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operating under a permit issued under this chapter to display in a |
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conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public a notice that |
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includes: |
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(1) the regulated name and reference number of the |
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crematory; |
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(2) the compliance history and classification of the |
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crematory; |
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(3) instructions for submitting complaints regarding |
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emissions from the crematory to the commission and for contacting |
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the closest commission regional office; and |
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(4) instructions for accessing the commission's |
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Internet website for more details on the compliance history and |
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classification of the crematory. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement Section 382.070, Health and Safety Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is not |
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required to post the information required by Section 382.070(b), |
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Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, before the commission |
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adopts the rules required by Section 382.070(d), Health and Safety |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |