89R13818 EAS-D
By: Lujan H.B. No. 2673
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries
in certain municipalities and counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 711.008(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (f), (g), (g-1),
(g-2), [(g-3), (g-4),] (h), (k), and (m), an individual,
corporation, partnership, firm, trust, or association may not
establish or operate a cemetery, or use any land for the interment
of remains, located:
(1) in or within one mile of the boundaries of a
municipality with a population of 5,000 to 25,000;
(2) in or within two miles of the boundaries of a
municipality with a population of 25,000 to 50,000;
(3) in or within three miles of the boundaries of a
municipality with a population of 50,000 to 100,000;
(4) in or within four miles of the boundaries of a
municipality with a population of 100,000 to 200,000; or
(5) in or within five miles of the boundaries of a
municipality with a population of at least 200,000.
SECTION 2. Sections 711.008(g-3) and (g-4), Health and
Safety Code, are repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.