TITLE: Relating to access to certain cemeteries.

SUMMARY: Relating to access to certain cemeteries.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to access to certain cemeteries. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 711.041(a) and (b), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) Any person who wishes to visit a cemetery or private burial grounds for which no public ingress or egress is available shall have the right to reasonable ingress and egress for the purpose of visiting the cemetery or private burial grounds. This right of access extends only to visitation during the hours required [determined by the owner or owners of the lands] under Subsection (b) or at a reasonable time as provided by Subsection (c) and only for purposes usually associated with cemetery visits. (b) The owner or owners of the lands surrounding the cemetery or private burial grounds:(1) may designate the routes of reasonable ingress and egress;and (2) shall allow a person to enter and exit the owner's land for the purpose of visiting the cemetery or private burial grounds between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. every day of the year [reasonable hours of availability].SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.