88R18987 MCF-F     By: Vasut H.B. No. 4593     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4593:     By:  Moody C.S.H.B. No. 4593       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to inquests a justice of the peace conducts by   videoconference in certain circumstances.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Article 49.05(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A justice of the peace may conduct an inquest:                (1)  at the place where the death occurred;                (2)  where the body was found; [or]                (3)  by videoconference with an individual who is:                      (A)  designated by the justice of the peace; and                      (B)  present with the body for a death described   by Article 49.04(a)(6) or (7); or                (4)  at any other place determined to be reasonable by   the justice.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.