88R264 KKR-D     By: Johnson S.B. No. 105       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 711.001(11), (12), and (13), Health and   Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:                (11)  "Cremated remains" or "cremains" means the   essential elements, including bone fragments, remaining after the   cremation process, which may include the residue of any foreign   materials that were cremated with the human remains.                (12)  "Cremation" means the irreversible process of   reducing human remains to essential elements, including bone   fragments, through extreme heat and evaporation or through alkaline   hydrolysis. The process[, which] may include the processing or the   pulverization of bone fragments.                (13)  "Crematory" means a structure containing a   furnace or alkaline hydrolysis vessel used or intended to be used   for the cremation of human remains. The term includes a facility   that cremates human remains through alkaline hydrolysis.          SECTION 2.  Section 716.001(5), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (5)  "Cremation" means the irreversible process of   reducing human remains to essential elements, including bone   fragments, through direct flame, extreme heat, and evaporation or   through alkaline hydrolysis. The term may include pulverization,   which is the process of reducing identifiable bone fragments after   cremation and processing granulated particles by manual or   mechanical means.          SECTION 3.  Section 716.002, Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 716.002.  CREMATION RULES. (a) The commission may   adopt rules consistent with this chapter and Chapter 651,   Occupations Code, to govern the cremation of human remains.          (b)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter and   Chapter 651, Occupations Code, the commission may modify cremation   procedures and requirements under Subchapter D to the extent   necessary to allow cremation through alkaline hydrolysis.          SECTION 4.  Subchapter D, Chapter 716, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 716.1525 to read as follows:          Sec. 716.1525.  ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS CREMATION.     Notwithstanding Sections 716.151 and 716.152, the commission by   rule shall establish the requirements for cremation through   alkaline hydrolysis, including rules for the cremation process and   for containers used in the process.          SECTION 5.  Section 651.001(3), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:                (3)  "Crematory" means a structure containing a furnace   or alkaline hydrolysis vessel used or intended to be used for the   cremation of human remains. The term includes a facility that   cremates human remains through alkaline hydrolysis.          SECTION 6.  Section 651.651(1), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:                (1)  "Cremation" means the irreversible process of   reducing human remains to essential elements, including bone   fragments, through direct flame, extreme heat, and evaporation or   through alkaline hydrolysis. The term may include pulverization,   which is the process of reducing identifiable bone fragments after   cremation and processing granulated particles by manual or   mechanical means.          SECTION 7.  Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas   Funeral Service Commission shall adopt rules to implement the   changes in law made by this Act.          SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.