82R1719 GCB-D
By: Huffman S.B. No. 239
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the conduct that constitutes an offense for the
delivery of drug paraphernalia to a person younger than 18 years of
age.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 481.125(c), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) A person commits an offense if the person commits an
offense under Subsection (b), is 18 years of age or older, and the
person who receives or who is intended to receive the drug
paraphernalia is younger than 18 years of age [and at least three
years younger than the actor].
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was
committed before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.