| Old | New | Differences | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 89R6397 EAS-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Collier H.B. No. 1970 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to access to certain cemeteries. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 711.041, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c-1) to | |
| 13 | 13 | read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | (a) Any person who wishes to visit a cemetery or private | |
| 15 | 15 | burial grounds for which no public ingress or egress is available | |
| 16 | 16 | shall have the right to reasonable ingress and egress for the | |
| 17 | 17 | purpose of visiting the cemetery or private burial grounds. This | |
| 18 | 18 | right of access extends only to visitation during the hours | |
| 19 | 19 | determined by the owner or owners of the lands under Subsection (b) | |
| 20 | 20 | or at a reasonable time as provided by Subsection (c) or (c-1) and | |
| 21 | 21 | only for purposes usually associated with cemetery visits. | |
| 22 | 22 | (c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the owner or owners | |
| 23 | 23 | of the lands surrounding a cemetery or private burial grounds must | |
| 24 | 24 | allow a person to enter and exit the owner's land for the purpose of | |
| 25 | 25 | visiting the cemetery or private burial grounds between the hours | |
| 26 | 26 | of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. every day of the year. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |