Texas HB1970 amends cemetery access rights, ensuring visitors can enter and exit private burial grounds between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily.

Texas HB1970 amends the Health and Safety Code to ensure individuals have reasonable access to cemeteries or private burial grounds without public ingress or egress. This right applies only during specified hours, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, for purposes related to cemetery visits. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas HB1970 amends cemetery access rights, ensuring visitors can enter and exit private burial grounds between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily.

Texas HB1970 amends the Health and Safety Code to ensure individuals have reasonable access to cemeteries or private burial grounds without public ingress or egress. This right applies only during specified hours, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, for purposes related to cemetery visits. The law takes effect September 1, 2025.