Bill Text: TX HB3945 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the membership of the Texas Funeral Service Commission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-08 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB3945 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3945-Introduced.html

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85R14384 KKR-F
By: Faircloth H.B. No. 3945

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the membership of the Texas Funeral Service Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 651.051(a), Occupations Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The Texas Funeral Service Commission consists of seven
members appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of
the senate as follows:
(1) one member [two members] who is [are] licensed as
both an embalmer and a funeral director for at least the five years
preceding appointment to the commission;
(2) one member who is licensed as a funeral director
and is a registered cemetery owner or operator; [and]
(3) one member who is licensed as a funeral director
and is a licensed crematory establishment operator; and
(4) four members who represent the public and who:
(A) are not regulated under this chapter; and
(B) have consistently shown an interest in
supporting consumer protection.
SECTION 2. Section 651.051(a), Occupations Code, as amended
by this Act, applies only to a member of the Texas Funeral Service
Commission appointed on or after the effective date of this Act. A
member appointed before the effective date of this Act may continue
to serve until the expiration of the member's term.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.