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  89R1022 LRM-D     By: Alders H.B. No. 4064       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the performance of autopsies on individuals with a   history of epilepsy.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subchapter E to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER E. PERFORMANCE OF AUTOPSY ON CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS           Art.   49.101.     DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "epilepsy"   has the meaning assigned by Section 40.001, Health and Safety Code.           Art.   49.102.     AUTOPSY ON INDIVIDUALS WITH HISTORY OF   EPILEPSY. (a) A medical examiner or justice of the peace may order   an autopsy on the body of a deceased individual with a medical   history of epilepsy to determine the individual's cause of death.           (b)     If the person performing the autopsy determines the   individual's death was related to epilepsy, the person may:                 (1)     report the information to the North American SUDEP   Registry; and                 (2)     indicate epilepsy as a cause of death on the   individual's death certificate.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.