{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 651.004","heading":"REGULATION OF CREMATORY SERVICES.","body":"(a) The commission shall regulate crematory services as provided by this chapter and Chapter 716, Health and Safety Code.\n(b) The commission may not regulate crematory services that occur after burial or inurnment unless the services relate to the care and treatment of the remains in an urn, casket, or outer enclosure.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 124 (H.B. 1540), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE L. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","CHAPTER 651. CREMATORY SERVICES, FUNERAL DIRECTING, AND EMBALMING","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.651.htm#651.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"be5fc7a4ad3e4b6ee2313dd621c9b6a9aef087c4fc4245a65a39ab9eccd2ca55","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-651.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}