83R12572 SCL-F By: Flynn H.B. No. 1168 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1168: By: Larson C.S.H.B. No. 1168 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the exemption of dedicated cemetery property from drainage fees or charges. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 711.035(e), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (e) All property of a dedicated cemetery, including a road, alley, or walk in the cemetery: (1) is exempt from public improvements assessments, fees, including drainage fees or charges, and public taxation; and (2) may not be sold on execution or applied in payment of debts due from individual owners and plots. SECTION 2. The amendment to Section 711.035(e), Health and Safety Code, by this Act is intended to clarify rather than change existing law. SECTION 3. 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, 2013.