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| 1 | 1 | By: Carona S.B. No. 1539 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to in-casket identification of a deceased person. | |
| 7 | 7 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 8 | 8 | SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 8, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 9 | 9 | amended by adding Chapter 695 to read as follows: | |
| 10 | 10 | CHAPTER 695. IN-CASKET IDENTIFICATION | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 695.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | |
| 12 | 12 | (1) "Casket" means a container used to hold the | |
| 13 | 13 | remains of a deceased person. | |
| 14 | 14 | (2) "Commission" means the Texas Funeral Service | |
| 15 | 15 | Commission. | |
| 16 | 16 | Sec. 695.002. IDENTIFICATION OF DECEASED PERSON. The | |
| 17 | 17 | commission shall ensure a casket contains identification of the | |
| 18 | 18 | deceased person, including the person's name, date of birth, and | |
| 19 | 19 | date of death. | |
| 20 | 20 | Sec. 695.003. RULES. The commission may adopt rules to | |
| 21 | 21 | enforce this chapter. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 23 | 23 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 24 | 24 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |