By: Vasut 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, designated   by the justice of the peace, who is present with the body for a death   described by Article 49.04(a)(6) or Article 49.04(a)(7); or                (4)  at any other place determined to be reasonable by   the justice.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.