88(R) HB 2814 - Introduced version - Bill Text
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the ownership and operation of columbariums by funeral |
 
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establishment license holders. |
 
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             BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
 
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             SECTION  1.    Section 651.351, Occupations Code, is amended by |
 
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adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
 
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             (j)    A funeral establishment may own and operate a |
 
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columbarium, as defined by Section 711.001, Health and Safety Code, |
 
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for the purpose of storing cremated remains.  A funeral |
 
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establishment that owns or operates a columbarium must: |
 
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                         (1)    establish a perpetual care and maintenance fund to |
 
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support the continued care, maintenance, and transition of stored |
 
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remains of the columbarium; and |
 
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                         (2)    own the property where the funeral establishment |
 
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and columbarium are located. |
 
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             SECTION  2.    This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
 
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
 
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this |
 
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
 
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |