Section 651.354 - Renewal of Funeral Establishment License(a) The commission shall mail written notice to a funeral establishment of the impending expiration of the establishment's license not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of the license. The notice must state that: (1) to renew the license, the funeral establishment must pay the renewal fee in an amount provided by rule not later than the license expiration date; and(2) the license is automatically renewed on receipt of the renewal fee.(b) A funeral establishment that fails to pay the license renewal fee by the due date is subject to a late payment penalty in an amount determined by rule.(c) If the license is expired for longer than 30 days, the funeral establishment may not operate as a funeral establishment until the renewal fee and the late payment penalty are paid.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 124,Sec. 24, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 263, Sec. 28, eff. 9/1/2009.Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 24, eff. 9/1/2003. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.