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.