HB 2673
AN ACT relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Modifies existing Texas cemetery establishment regulations by repealing certain distance restrictions for new cemeteries around municipalities of different population sizes. The law removes specific provisions that previously prohibited establishing cemeteries within 1-5 miles of municipal boundaries based on the population of those municipalities. By eliminating these geographic limitations, the bill makes it easier for individuals, corporations, partnerships, and other entities to establish new cemeteries in areas that were previously restricted.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
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 (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 (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 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Cemeteries and related subject areas.
Brianna M. Menard
Haley Cornyn
Gavin L. Massingill
Kelly Barnes
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Ky Ash
Nora Del Bosque
Craig Holzheauser
Jacob Smith
Elizabeth Hadley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries
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