H.B. No. 635
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the disposition of fetal remains.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 241, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Section 241.010 to read as follows:
         Sec. 241.010.  DISPOSITION OF FETAL REMAINS. (a)  A hospital
  shall release the remains of an unintended, intrauterine fetal
  death on the request of a parent of the unborn child, in a manner
  appropriate under law and the hospital's policy for disposition of
  a human body.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the remains of an
  unintended, intrauterine fetal death weigh less than 350 grams, a
  hospital shall release the remains on the request of a parent of the
  unborn child, in a manner that is appropriate under law and
  consistent with hospital policy.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 635 was passed by the House on May 8,
  2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 635 was passed by the Senate on May
  23, 2015, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor