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TX HB5131

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rafael Anchia

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires counties with a population of more than one million to establish and maintain an office of medical examiner, lowering the current threshold from 2.5 million

  • Allows counties with a population of less than one million to optionally establish and maintain a medical examiner's office

  • Permits two or more counties, regardless of population size, to enter into agreements to create medical examiner districts and jointly operate a shared medical examiner's office

  • Requires that counties forming a medical examiner district must together form a continuous geographic area covering the entire area of all participating counties

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the establishment of the office of medical examiner in certain counties.

Health

Last Action

Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

County & Regional Government Subcommittee4/7/2025

Full Bill Text

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