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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Funeral Service Commission; authorizing fees."
+description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Funeral Service Commission; authorizing fees."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "86"
+identifier: "HB 1540"
+citation: "Texas HB 1540 (86)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Cemeteries (I0054)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "CREMATORIES & CREMATION (S0553)", "FUNERALS & FUNERAL DIRECTORS (S9813)", "ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0004)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Flynn", "Hall", "Lambert", "Nevárez", "Paddie", "Thompson, Senfronia"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 51
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-02-25"
+last_action: "2019-05-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2182f085-5af3-4fa7-a13a-1d5d7ee94279"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1540.xml"
+source_hash: "b120ca1a8912ec47442809abea177aad3863795f601e755e49111c81d5febeda"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 1540 (86) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Funeral Service Commission; authorizing fees.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB01540I.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **135–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Flynn — primary (person)
+- Hall — primary (person)
+- Lambert — primary (person)
+- Nevárez — primary (person)
+- Paddie — primary (person)
+- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
+- Morales — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-02-25** Filed `filing`
+- **2019-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-03-04** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2019-04-03** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-04-03** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2019-04-03** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2019-04-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-04-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2019-04-09** Committee report distributed
+- **2019-04-10** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2019-04-11** Considered in Calendars
+- **2019-04-12** Considered in Calendars
+- **2019-04-16** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2019-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-04-16** Amendment tabled
+- **2019-04-16** Record vote
+- **2019-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-04-16** Amendment tabled
+- **2019-04-16** Record vote
+- **2019-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-04-16** Passed to engrossment
+- **2019-04-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-04-17** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-04-17** Record vote
+- **2019-04-17** Reported engrossed
+- **2019-04-23** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2019-04-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-04-24** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-02** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2019-05-02** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-05-02** Left pending in committee
+- **2019-05-07** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-05-07** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-07** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2019-05-07** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2019-05-09** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2019-05-10** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2019-05-10** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2019-05-10** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-10** Three day rule suspended
+- **2019-05-10** Record vote
+- **2019-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-10** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-10** Record vote
+- **2019-05-10** Senate passage reported
+- **2019-05-10** Reported enrolled
+- **2019-05-13** Signed in the House
+- **2019-05-14** Signed in the Senate
+- **2019-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-05-23** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-23** See remarks for effective date
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2182f085-5af3-4fa7-a13a-1d5d7ee94279`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+