Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2812 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/01/2019

                    86R4670 EAS-F
 By: Morrison H.B. No. 2812


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the use by certain municipalities of a perpetual trust
 fund for a cemetery.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 713.008, Health and Safety Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 713.008.  TERMINATION OF MUNICIPAL TRUST BY CERTAIN
 MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies to the [The] governing
 body of a municipality in a county with a population of:
 (1)  at least 128,000 but not more than 300,000; or
 (2)  at least 20,000 but not more than 21,000.
 (b)  The governing body of a municipality to which this
 section applies may abolish the municipality's perpetual trust fund
 for a cemetery and use the fund, including both principal and
 interest, for permanent improvements to the cemetery.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.