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By: Schofield H.B. No. 1910
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 711.008(g-1), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(g-1) Not later than September 1, 2024 [2020], a nonprofit
organization may file a written application with the governing body
of a municipality to establish or use a cemetery located inside the
boundaries of the municipality. The municipality by ordinance shall
prescribe the information to be included in the application. The
governing body by ordinance may authorize the establishment or use
of a cemetery located inside the boundaries of the municipality if
the municipality determines and states in the ordinance that the
establishment or use of the cemetery does not adversely affect
public health, safety, and welfare. This subsection applies only to
a municipality that is wholly or partly located in a county with a
population of more than 3.3 million.
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, 2021.