85R13239 JSC-F
By: Klick H.B. No. 2980
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to providing or administering low-THC cannabis to a child
for whom the low-THC cannabis was prescribed.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 487.001, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (5) to read as follows:
(5) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age.
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 487, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 487.055 to read as follows:
Sec. 487.055. PROVISION OR ADMINISTRATION TO CHILD. It is
not child abuse or neglect, as those terms are defined under Section
261.001, Family Code, for a parent or other caregiver to provide or
administer low-THC cannabis to a child for whom the low-THC
cannabis was prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.