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