By: King of Uvalde (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini)	H.B. No. 2732
	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 17, 2023;
	April 18, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Local
	Government; May 15, 2023, reported favorably by the following
	vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 15, 2023, sent to printer.)
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	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to cemeteries in certain municipalities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 711.008, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (m) to
	read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b), (f), (g), (g-1),
	(g-2), (h), [and] (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.
	(m)  Not later than September 1, 2024, an organized religious
	society or sect may file a written application with the governing
	body of a municipality to establish or use a cemetery within the
	boundaries of the municipality. The municipality by ordinance
	shall prescribe the information to be included on the application.
	The governing body by ordinance may authorize the establishment or
	use of the cemetery if the municipality determines and states in the
	ordinance that the establishment or use does not adversely affect
	public health, safety, and welfare. This subsection applies only
	to a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more located in a
	county with a population of less than 300,000 that is adjacent to
	this state's international border with Mexico.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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