H.B. No. 635
AN ACT
relating to the disposition of fetal remains.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 241.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 241.010. DISPOSITION OF FETAL REMAINS. (a) A hospital
shall release the remains of an unintended, intrauterine fetal
death on the request of a parent of the unborn child, in a manner
appropriate under law and the hospital's policy for disposition of
a human body.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the remains of an
unintended, intrauterine fetal death weigh less than 350 grams, a
hospital shall release the remains on the request of a parent of the
unborn child, in a manner that is appropriate under law and
consistent with hospital policy.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 635 was passed by the House on May 8,
2015, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 635 was passed by the Senate on May
23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor