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HB2673 • 2025

Relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lujan
Last action
2025-05-15
Official status
05/15/2025 H Postponed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.

Relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  2. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Point of order withdrawn

  3. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 6/3/25 10:00 AM

  4. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  5. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  6. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  7. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  8. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  9. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  11. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  12. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  13. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  14. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  15. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  16. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Land & Resource Management

  17. 2025-02-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the repeal of certain provisions authorizing cemeteries in certain municipalities and counties.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2673 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

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.