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11 86R6691 GCB-D
22 By: Johnson S.B. No. 760
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the prosecution of and criminal penalties for the
88 possession of marihuana concentrate; creating criminal offenses.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 ARTICLE 1. AMENDMENTS TO TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
1111 SECTION 1.01. Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code, is
1212 amended by adding Subdivision (57) to read as follows:
1313 (57) "Marihuana concentrate" means the resin
1414 extracted from a part of the plant Cannabis sativa L., or a
1515 compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation
1616 of the resin.
1717 SECTION 1.02. Section 481.103(a), Health and Safety Code,
1818 is amended to read as follows:
1919 (a) Penalty Group 2 consists of:
2020 (1) any quantity of the following hallucinogenic
2121 substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless
2222 specifically excepted, if the existence of these salts, isomers,
2323 and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical
2424 designation:
2525 5-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (5-APB);
2626 6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (6-APB);
2727 5-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran
2828 (5-APDB);
2929 6-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran
3030 (6-APDB);
3131 5-(2-aminopropyl)indole (5-IT,5-API);
3232 6-(2-aminopropyl)indole (6-IT,6-API);
3333 1-(benzofuran-5-yl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine
3434 (5-MAPB);
3535 1-(benzofuran-6-yl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine
3636 (6-MAPB);
3737 Benzothiophenylcyclohexylpiperidine (BTCP);
3838 8-bromo-alpha-methyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difuran-
3939 4-ethanamine (trade or other name: Bromo-DragonFLY);
4040 Desoxypipradrol (2-benzhydrylpiperidine);
4141 2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or other
4242 names: 2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; 2, 5-DMA);
4343 Diphenylprolinol (diphenyl(pyrrolidin-2-yl)
4444 methanol, D2PM);
4545 Dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and
4646 encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a U.S. Food and Drug
4747 Administration approved drug product (some trade or other names for
4848 Dronabinol: (a6aR-trans)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro- 6,6, 9-
4949 trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H- dibenzo [b,d]pyran-1-ol or (-)-delta-9-
5050 (trans)- tetrahydrocannabinol);
5151 Ethylamine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or
5252 other names: N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine, (1-
5353 phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, N-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine,
5454 cyclohexamine, PCE);
5555 2-ethylamino-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanone
5656 (trade or other name: methoxetamine);
5757 Ibogaine (some trade or other names: 7-Ethyl-6, 6,
5858 beta 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13-octahydro-2-methoxy-6, 9-methano-5H-
5959 pyrido [1', 2':1, 2] azepino [5, 4-b] indole; tabernanthe iboga.);
6060 5-iodo-2-aminoindane (5-IAI);
6161 Mescaline;
6262 5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
6363 4-methoxyamphetamine (some trade or other names:
6464 4-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; paramethoxyamphetamine;
6565 PMA);
6666 4-methoxymethamphetamine (PMMA);
6767 2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone
6868 (some trade and other names: 2-MeO-ketamine; methoxyketamine);
6969 1-methyl- 4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine (MPPP,
7070 PPMP);
7171 4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade
7272 and other names: 4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-
7373 methylphenethylamine; "DOM"; "STP");
7474 3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA, MDM);
7575 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
7676 3,4-methylenedioxy N-ethylamphetamine (Also
7777 known as N-ethyl MDA);
7878 5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane (MDAI);
7979 Nabilone (Another name for nabilone: (+)-trans-
8080 3-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)- 6,6a, 7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-hydroxy- 6,
8181 6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d] pyran-9-one;
8282 N-benzylpiperazine (some trade or other names:
8383 BZP; 1-benzylpiperazine);
8484 N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;
8585 N-hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (Also
8686 known as N-hydroxy MDA);
8787 4-methylaminorex;
8888 N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;
8989 Parahexyl (some trade or other names: 3-Hexyl-1-
9090 hydroxy-7, 8, 9, 10-tetrahydro-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo [b, d]
9191 pyran; Synhexyl);
9292 1-Phenylcyclohexylamine;
9393 1-Piperidinocyclohexanecarbonitrile (PCC);
9494 Pyrrolidine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade
9595 or other names: 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)-pyrrolidine, PCPy, PHP);
9696 Tetrahydrocannabinols, other than marihuana or
9797 marihuana concentrate, and synthetic equivalents of the substances
9898 contained in the plant, or in the resinous extractives of Cannabis,
9999 or synthetic substances, derivatives, and their isomers with
100100 similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity such as:
101101 delta-1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
102102 and their optical isomers;
103103 delta-6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
104104 and their optical isomers;
105105 delta-3, 4 cis or trans
106106 tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers; or
107107 compounds of these structures, regardless of
108108 numerical designation of atomic positions, since nomenclature of
109109 these substances is not internationally standardized;
110110 Thiophene Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or
111111 other names: 1-[1-(2-thienyl) cyclohexyl] piperidine; 2-Thienyl
112112 Analog of Phencyclidine; TPCP, TCP);
113113 1-pyrrolidine (some trade or other name: TCPy);
114114 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (trade or
115115 other name: TFMPP); and
116116 3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine;
117117 (2) Phenylacetone (some trade or other names:
118118 Phenyl-2-propanone; P2P, Benzymethyl ketone, methyl benzyl
119119 ketone);
120120 (3) unless specifically excepted or unless listed in
121121 another Penalty Group, a material, compound, mixture, or
122122 preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances
123123 having a potential for abuse associated with a depressant or
124124 stimulant effect on the central nervous system:
125125 Aminorex (some trade or other names: aminoxaphen;
126126 2-amino-5-phenyl-2-oxazoline; 4,5-dihydro-5-
127127 phenyl-2-oxazolamine);
128128 Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and
129129 salts of optical isomers;
130130 Cathinone (some trade or other names: 2-amino-1-
131131 phenyl-1-propanone, alpha-aminopropiophenone, 2-
132132 aminopropiophenone);
133133 Etaqualone and its salts;
134134 Etorphine Hydrochloride;
135135 Fenethylline and its salts;
136136 Lisdexamfetamine, including its salts, isomers,
137137 and salts of isomers;
138138 Mecloqualone and its salts;
139139 Methaqualone and its salts;
140140 Methcathinone (some trade or other names: 2-
141141 methylamino-propiophenone; alpha-(methylamino)propriophenone;
142142 2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; alpha-N-
143143 methylaminopropriophenone; monomethylpropion; ephedrone, N-
144144 methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463; and UR
145145 1431);
146146 N-Ethylamphetamine, its salts, optical isomers,
147147 and salts of optical isomers; and
148148 N,N-dimethylamphetamine (some trade or other
149149 names: N,N,alpha-trimethylbenzeneethanamine;
150150 N,N,alpha-trimethylphenethylamine), its salts, optical isomers,
151151 and salts of optical isomers;
152152 (4) any compound structurally derived from
153153 2-aminopropanal by substitution at the 1-position with any
154154 monocyclic or fused-polycyclic ring system, including:
155155 (A) compounds further modified by:
156156 (i) substitution in the ring system to any
157157 extent (including alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or
158158 halide substituents), whether or not further substituted in the
159159 ring system by other substituents;
160160 (ii) substitution at the 3-position with an
161161 alkyl substituent; or
162162 (iii) substitution at the 2-amino nitrogen
163163 atom with alkyl, benzyl, dialkyl, or methoxybenzyl groups, or
164164 inclusion of the 2-amino nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure; and
165165 (B) by example, compounds such as:
166166 4-Methylmethcathinone (Also known as
167167 Mephedrone);
168168 3,4-Dimethylmethcathinone (Also known as
169169 3,4-DMMC);
170170 3-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as 3-FMC);
171171 4-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as
172172 Flephedrone);
173173 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (Also
174174 known as Methylone);
175175 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (Also known
176176 as MDPV);
177177 alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Also known
178178 as alpha-PVP);
179179 Naphthylpyrovalerone (Also known as
180180 Naphyrone);
181181 alpha-Methylamino-valerophenone (Also known
182182 as Pentedrone);
183183 beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpropylamine
184184 (Also known as Butylone);
185185 beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine
186186 (Also known as Pentylone);
187187 beta-Keto-Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine
188188 (Also known as Eutylone); and
189189 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone (Also
190190 known as Ethylone);
191191 (5) any compound structurally derived from tryptamine
192192 (3-(2-aminoethyl)indole) or a ring-hydroxy tryptamine:
193193 (A) by modification in any of the following ways:
194194 (i) by substitution at the amine nitrogen
195195 atom of the sidechain to any extent with alkyl or alkenyl groups or
196196 by inclusion of the amine nitrogen atom of the side chain (and no
197197 other atoms of the side chain) in a cyclic structure;
198198 (ii) by substitution at the carbon atom
199199 adjacent to the nitrogen atom of the side chain (alpha-position)
200200 with an alkyl or alkenyl group;
201201 (iii) by substitution in the 6-membered
202202 ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, thioaklyl,
203203 alkylenedioxy, or halide substituents; or
204204 (iv) by substitution at the 2-position of
205205 the tryptamine ring system with an alkyl substituent; and
206206 (B) including:
207207 (i) ethers and esters of the controlled
208208 substances listed in this subdivision; and
209209 (ii) by example, compounds such as:
210210 alpha-ethyltryptamine;
211211 alpha-methyltryptamine;
212212 Bufotenine (some trade and other names:
213213 3-(beta-Dimethylaminoethyl)-5-hydroxyindole;
214214 3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)- 5- indolol; N, N-dimethylserotonin;
215215 5-hydroxy-N, N- dimethyltryptamine; mappine);
216216 Diethyltryptamine (some trade and
217217 other names: N, N-Diethyltryptamine, DET);
218218 Dimethyltryptamine (trade or other
219219 name: DMT);
220220 5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine
221221 (5-MeO-DiPT);
222222 O-Acetylpsilocin (Trade or other name:
223223 4-Aco-DMT);
224224 Psilocin; and
225225 Psilocybin;
226226 (6) 2,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamine and any compound
227227 structurally derived from 2,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamine by
228228 substitution at the 4-position of the phenyl ring to any extent
229229 (including alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or halide
230230 substituents), including, by example, compounds such as:
231231 4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade or
232232 other name: 2C-B);
233233 4-Chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade or
234234 other name: 2C-C);
235235 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylphenethylamine (trade or
236236 other name: 2C-D);
237237 4-Ethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade or
238238 other name: 2C-E);
239239 4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade or
240240 other name: 2C-I);
241241 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitrophenethylamine (trade or
242242 other name: 2C-N);
243243 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylphenethylamine (trade
244244 or other name: 2C-P);
245245 4-Ethylthio-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade
246246 or other name: 2C-T-2);
247247 4-Isopropylthio-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine
248248 (trade or other name: 2C-T-4); and
249249 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamine
250250 (trade or other name: 2C-T-7); and
251251 (7) 2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine and any compound
252252 structurally derived from 2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine by substitution
253253 at the 4-position of the phenyl ring to any extent (including alkyl,
254254 alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or halide substituents),
255255 including, by example, compounds such as:
256256 4-Ethylthio-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or
257257 other name: Aleph-2);
258258 4-Isopropylthio-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade
259259 or other name: Aleph-4);
260260 4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or other
261261 name: DOB);
262262 4-Chloro-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or
263263 other name: DOC);
264264 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine (trade or other
265265 name: DOET);
266266 4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or other
267267 name: DOI);
268268 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (trade or
269269 other name: DOM);
270270 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine (trade or other
271271 name: DON);
272272 4-Isopropyl-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or
273273 other name: DOIP); and
274274 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylamphetamine (trade or
275275 other name: DOPR).
276276 SECTION 1.03. Sections 481.111(c) and (e), Health and
277277 Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
278278 (c) A person does not violate Section 481.113, 481.1132,
279279 481.116, 481.1161, 481.121, 481.1211, or 481.125 if the person
280280 possesses or delivers tetrahydrocannabinols or their derivatives,
281281 or drug paraphernalia to be used to introduce tetrahydrocannabinols
282282 or their derivatives into the human body, for use in a federally
283283 approved therapeutic research program.
284284 (e) Sections 481.120, 481.121, 481.1211, 481.122, and
285285 481.125 do not apply to a person who engages in the acquisition,
286286 possession, production, cultivation, delivery, or disposal of a raw
287287 material used in or by-product created by the production or
288288 cultivation of low-THC cannabis if the person:
289289 (1) for an offense involving possession only of
290290 marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or drug paraphernalia, is a
291291 patient for whom low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169,
292292 Occupations Code, or the patient's legal guardian, and the person
293293 possesses low-THC cannabis obtained under a valid prescription from
294294 a dispensing organization; or
295295 (2) is a director, manager, or employee of a
296296 dispensing organization and the person, solely in performing the
297297 person's regular duties at the organization, acquires, possesses,
298298 produces, cultivates, dispenses, or disposes of:
299299 (A) in reasonable quantities, any low-THC
300300 cannabis or raw materials used in or by-products created by the
301301 production or cultivation of low-THC cannabis; or
302302 (B) any drug paraphernalia used in the
303303 acquisition, possession, production, cultivation, delivery, or
304304 disposal of low-THC cannabis.
305305 SECTION 1.04. Subchapter D, Chapter 481, Health and Safety
306306 Code, is amended by adding Section 481.1132 to read as follows:
307307 Sec. 481.1132. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF
308308 MARIHUANA CONCENTRATE. (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a
309309 person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures,
310310 delivers, or possesses with intent to deliver marihuana
311311 concentrate.
312312 (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor
313313 if the amount of marihuana concentrate is less than two grams and
314314 the person committing the offense does not receive remuneration for
315315 the manufacture or delivery of the marihuana concentrate.
316316 (c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor
317317 if the amount of marihuana concentrate is less than two grams and
318318 the person committing the offense receives remuneration for the
319319 manufacture or delivery of the marihuana concentrate.
320320 (d) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony
321321 if the amount of marihuana concentrate is two grams or more but less
322322 than 12 grams.
323323 (e) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third
324324 degree if the amount of marihuana concentrate is 12 grams or more
325325 but less than 200 grams.
326326 (f) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the first
327327 degree if the amount of marihuana concentrate is 200 grams or more
328328 but less than 500 grams.
329329 (g) An offense under Subsection (a) is punishable by
330330 imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life
331331 or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 10 years, and a
332332 fine not to exceed $100,000, if the amount of marihuana concentrate
333333 is 500 grams or more.
334334 (h) For purposes of the prosecution of an offense under this
335335 section, the amount of marihuana concentrate manufactured,
336336 delivered, or possessed is the weight of the marihuana concentrate,
337337 excluding adulterants or dilutants.
338338 (i) The director shall adopt rules for determining the
339339 amount of marihuana concentrate in a product that contains a
340340 combination of marihuana concentrate and adulterants or dilutants.
341341 SECTION 1.05. Subchapter D, Chapter 481, Health and Safety
342342 Code, is amended by adding Section 481.1211 to read as follows:
343343 Sec. 481.1211. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA
344344 CONCENTRATE. (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person
345345 commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally
346346 possesses a usable quantity of marihuana concentrate.
347347 (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is:
348348 (1) a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana
349349 concentrate possessed is less than six grams;
350350 (2) a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana
351351 concentrate possessed is six grams or more but less than 12 grams;
352352 (3) a state jail felony if the amount of marihuana
353353 concentrate possessed is 12 grams or more but less than 200 grams;
354354 (4) a felony of the third degree if the amount of
355355 marihuana concentrate possessed is 200 grams or more but less than
356356 500 grams; and
357357 (5) a felony of the first degree if the amount of
358358 marihuana concentrate possessed is 500 grams or more.
359359 (c) For purposes of the prosecution of an offense under this
360360 section, the amount of marihuana concentrate possessed is the
361361 weight of the marihuana concentrate, excluding adulterants or
362362 dilutants.
363363 (d) The director shall adopt rules for determining the
364364 amount of marihuana concentrate in a product that contains a
365365 combination of marihuana concentrate and adulterants or dilutants.
366366 SECTION 1.06. The heading to Section 481.122, Health and
367367 Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
368368 Sec. 481.122. OFFENSE: DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE,
369369 MARIHUANA, OR MARIHUANA CONCENTRATE TO CHILD.
370370 SECTION 1.07. Section 481.122(a), Health and Safety Code,
371371 is amended to read as follows:
372372 (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
373373 delivers a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 2,
374374 or 3 or knowingly delivers marihuana or marihuana concentrate and
375375 the person delivers the controlled substance, marihuana, or
376376 marihuana concentrate to a person:
377377 (1) who is a child;
378378 (2) who is enrolled in a public or private primary or
379379 secondary school; or
380380 (3) who the actor knows or believes intends to deliver
381381 the controlled substance, marihuana, or marihuana concentrate to a
382382 person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
383383 SECTION 1.08. Section 481.126(a), Health and Safety Code,
384384 is amended to read as follows:
385385 (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
386386 (1) barters property or expends funds the person knows
387387 are derived from the commission of an offense under this chapter
388388 punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal
389389 Justice for life;
390390 (2) barters property or expends funds the person knows
391391 are derived from the commission of:
392392 (A) an offense under Section 481.121(a) that is
393393 punishable under Section 481.121(b)(5); or
394394 (B) an offense under Section 481.1211(a) that is
395395 punishable under Section 481.1211(b)(5);
396396 (3) barters property or finances or invests funds the
397397 person knows or believes are intended to further the commission of
398398 an offense for which the punishment is described by Subdivision
399399 (1); or
400400 (4) barters property or finances or invests funds the
401401 person knows or believes are intended to further the commission of:
402402 (A) an offense under Section 481.121(a) that is
403403 punishable under Section 481.121(b)(5); or
404404 (B) an offense under Section 481.1211(a) that is
405405 punishable under Section 481.1211(b)(5).
406406 SECTION 1.09. Section 481.133(c), Health and Safety Code,
407407 is amended to read as follows:
408408 (c) In this section, "drug test" means a lawfully
409409 administered test designed to detect the presence of a controlled
410410 substance, marihuana, or marihuana concentrate.
411411 SECTION 1.10. Sections 481.134(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f),
412412 Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
413413 (b) An offense otherwise punishable as a state jail felony
414414 under Section 481.112, 481.1121, 481.113, 481.1132, 481.114, or
415415 481.120 is punishable as a felony of the third degree, an offense
416416 otherwise punishable as a felony of the third degree under any of
417417 those sections is punishable as a felony of the second degree, and
418418 an offense otherwise punishable as a felony of the second degree
419419 under any of those sections is punishable as a felony of the first
420420 degree, if it is shown at the punishment phase of the trial of the
421421 offense that the offense was committed:
422422 (1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of premises owned,
423423 rented, or leased by an institution of higher education [learning],
424424 the premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground;
425425 or
426426 (2) in, on, or within 300 feet of the premises of a
427427 public swimming pool or video arcade facility.
428428 (c) The minimum term of confinement or imprisonment for an
429429 offense otherwise punishable under Section 481.112(c), (d), (e), or
430430 (f), 481.1121(b)(2), (3), or (4), 481.113(c), (d), or (e),
431431 481.1132(e), (f), or (g), 481.114(c), (d), or (e), 481.115(c)-(f),
432432 481.1151(b)(2), (3), (4), or (5), 481.116(c), (d), or (e),
433433 481.1161(b)(4), (5), or (6), 481.117(c), (d), or (e), 481.118(c),
434434 (d), or (e), 481.120(b)(4), (5), or (6), [or] 481.121(b)(4), (5),
435435 or (6), or 481.1211(b)(4) or (5) is increased by five years and the
436436 maximum fine for the offense is doubled if it is shown on the trial
437437 of the offense that the offense was committed:
438438 (1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of a
439439 school, the premises of a public or private youth center, or a
440440 playground; or
441441 (2) on a school bus.
442442 (d) An offense otherwise punishable under Section
443443 481.112(b), 481.1121(b)(1), 481.113(b), 481.1132(d), 481.114(b),
444444 481.115(b), 481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(3),
445445 481.120(b)(3), [or] 481.121(b)(3), or 481.1211(b)(3) is a felony of
446446 the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the
447447 offense was committed:
448448 (1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
449449 that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the
450450 premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or
451451 (2) on a school bus.
452452 (e) An offense otherwise punishable under Section
453453 481.1132(c), 481.117(b), 481.119(a), 481.120(b)(2), [or]
454454 481.121(b)(2), or 481.1211(b)(2) is a state jail felony if it is
455455 shown on the trial of the offense that the offense was committed:
456456 (1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
457457 that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the
458458 premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or
459459 (2) on a school bus.
460460 (f) An offense otherwise punishable under Section
461461 481.1132(b), 481.118(b), 481.119(b), 481.120(b)(1), [or]
462462 481.121(b)(1), or 481.1211(b)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor if it is
463463 shown on the trial of the offense that the offense was committed:
464464 (1) in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
465465 that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the
466466 premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or
467467 (2) on a school bus.
468468 SECTION 1.11. Section 481.140(a), Health and Safety Code,
469469 is amended to read as follows:
470470 (a) If it is shown at the punishment phase of the trial of an
471471 offense otherwise punishable as a state jail felony, felony of the
472472 third degree, or felony of the second degree under Section 481.112,
473473 481.1121, 481.113, 481.1132, 481.114, 481.120, or 481.122 that the
474474 defendant used or attempted to use a child younger than 18 years of
475475 age to commit or assist in the commission of the offense, the
476476 punishment is increased by one degree, unless the defendant used or
477477 threatened to use force against the child or another to gain the
478478 child's assistance, in which event the punishment for the offense
479479 is a felony of the first degree.
480480 SECTION 1.12. Section 481.141(b), Health and Safety Code,
481481 is amended to read as follows:
482482 (b) This section applies to an offense otherwise punishable
483483 as a state jail felony, felony of the third degree, or felony of the
484484 second degree under Section 481.112, 481.1121, 481.113, 481.1132,
485485 481.114, or 481.122.
486486 ARTICLE 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
487487 SECTION 2.01. Article 13.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
488488 amended to read as follows:
489489 Art. 13.22. POSSESSION AND DELIVERY OF MARIHUANA OR
490490 MARIHUANA CONCENTRATE. An offense of possession or delivery of
491491 marihuana or marihuana concentrate may be prosecuted in the county
492492 where the offense was committed or with the consent of the defendant
493493 in a county that is adjacent to and in the same judicial district as
494494 the county where the offense was committed.
495495 SECTION 2.02. Article 14.06(d), Code of Criminal Procedure,
496496 is amended to read as follows:
497497 (d) Subsection (c) applies only to a person charged with
498498 committing an offense under:
499499 (1) Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if the
500500 offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that
501501 section;
502502 (1-a) Section 481.1161, Health and Safety Code, if the
503503 offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that
504504 section;
505505 (1-b) Section 481.1211, Health and Safety Code, if the
506506 offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that
507507 section;
508508 (2) Section 28.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
509509 punishable under Subsection (b)(2) of that section;
510510 (3) Section 28.08, Penal Code, if the offense is
511511 punishable under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) of that section;
512512 (4) Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
513513 punishable under Subsection (e)(2)(A) of that section;
514514 (5) Section 31.04, Penal Code, if the offense is
515515 punishable under Subsection (e)(2) of that section;
516516 (6) Section 38.114, Penal Code, if the offense is
517517 punishable as a Class B misdemeanor; or
518518 (7) Section 521.457, Transportation Code.
519519 SECTION 2.03. Article 15.27(h), Code of Criminal Procedure,
520520 is amended to read as follows:
521521 (h) This article applies to any felony offense and the
522522 following misdemeanors:
523523 (1) an offense under Section 20.02, 21.08, 22.01,
524524 22.05, 22.07, or 71.02, Penal Code;
525525 (2) the unlawful use, sale, or possession of a
526526 controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, marihuana, or marihuana
527527 concentrate, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code; or
528528 (3) the unlawful possession of any of the weapons or
529529 devices listed in Sections 46.01(1)-(14) or Section 46.01(16)
530530 [(16)], Penal Code, or a weapon listed as a prohibited weapon under
531531 Section 46.05, Penal Code.
532532 SECTION 2.04. Article 18A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure,
533533 is amended to read as follows:
534534 Art. 18A.101. OFFENSES FOR WHICH INTERCEPTION ORDER MAY BE
535535 ISSUED. A judge of competent jurisdiction may issue an
536536 interception order only if the prosecutor applying for the order
537537 shows probable cause to believe that the interception will provide
538538 evidence of the commission of:
539539 (1) a felony under any of the following provisions of
540540 the Health and Safety Code:
541541 (A) Chapter 481, other than felony possession of
542542 marihuana or marihuana concentrate;
543543 (B) Chapter 483; or
544544 (C) Section 485.032;
545545 (2) an offense under any of the following provisions
546546 of the Penal Code:
547547 (A) Section 19.02;
548548 (B) Section 19.03;
549549 (C) Section 20.03;
550550 (D) Section 20.04;
551551 (E) Chapter 20A;
552552 (F) Chapter 34, if the criminal activity giving
553553 rise to the proceeds involves the commission of an offense under
554554 Title 5, Penal Code, or an offense under federal law or the laws of
555555 another state containing elements that are substantially similar to
556556 the elements of an offense under Title 5;
557557 (G) Section 38.11;
558558 (H) Section 43.04;
559559 (I) Section 43.05; or
560560 (J) Section 43.26; or
561561 (3) an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit
562562 an offense listed in Subdivision (1) or (2).
563563 SECTION 2.05. Article 42A.514(a), Code of Criminal
564564 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
565565 (a) If a judge grants community supervision to a defendant
566566 younger than 18 years of age convicted of an alcohol-related
567567 offense under Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.041, 106.05, or
568568 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.02, Penal Code, or
569569 an offense involving possession of a controlled substance, [or]
570570 marihuana, or marihuana concentrate under Section 481.115,
571571 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118, [or] 481.121, or
572572 481.1211, Health and Safety Code, the judge may require the
573573 defendant as a condition of community supervision to attend, as
574574 appropriate:
575575 (1) an alcohol awareness program approved under
576576 Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or
577577 (2) a drug education program that is designed to
578578 educate persons on the dangers of drug abuse and is approved by the
579579 Department of State Health Services in accordance with Section
580580 521.374, Transportation Code.
581581 SECTION 2.06. Articles 42A.551(a) and (c), Code of Criminal
582582 Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
583583 (a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b) or (c),
584584 on conviction of a state jail felony under Section 481.115(b),
585585 481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(3), 481.121(b)(3),
586586 481.1211(b)(3), or 481.129(g)(1), Health and Safety Code, that is
587587 punished under Section 12.35(a), Penal Code, the judge shall
588588 suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on
589589 community supervision.
590590 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a defendant who:
591591 (1) under Section 481.1151(b)(1), Health and Safety
592592 Code, possessed more than five abuse units of the controlled
593593 substance;
594594 (2) under Section 481.1161(b)(3), Health and Safety
595595 Code, possessed more than one pound, by aggregate weight, including
596596 adulterants or dilutants, of the controlled substance; [or]
597597 (3) under Section 481.121(b)(3), Health and Safety
598598 Code, possessed more than one pound of marihuana; or
599599 (4) under Section 481.1211(b)(3), Health and Safety
600600 Code, possessed more than 40 grams of marihuana concentrate.
601601 SECTION 2.07. Article 42A.555(a), Code of Criminal
602602 Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
603603 (a) A judge assessing punishment in a state jail felony case
604604 may impose as a condition of community supervision that a defendant
605605 submit at the beginning of the period of community supervision to a
606606 term of confinement in a state jail felony facility for a term of:
607607 (1) not less than 90 days or more than 180 days; or
608608 (2) not less than 90 days or more than one year, if the
609609 defendant is convicted of an offense punishable as a state jail
610610 felony under Section 481.112, 481.1121, 481.113, 481.1132, or
611611 481.120, Health and Safety Code.
612612 SECTION 2.08. Section 37.005(c), Education Code, is amended
613613 to read as follows:
614614 (c) A student who is enrolled in a grade level below grade
615615 three may not be placed in out-of-school suspension unless while on
616616 school property or while attending a school-sponsored or
617617 school-related activity on or off of school property, the student
618618 engages in:
619619 (1) conduct that contains the elements of an offense
620620 related to weapons under Section 46.02 or 46.05, Penal Code;
621621 (2) conduct that contains the elements of a violent
622622 offense under Section 22.01, 22.011, 22.02, or 22.021, Penal Code;
623623 or
624624 (3) selling, giving, or delivering to another person
625625 or possessing, using, or being under the influence of any amount of:
626626 (A) marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or a
627627 controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety
628628 Code, or by 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.;
629629 (B) a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483,
630630 Health and Safety Code; or
631631 (C) an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section
632632 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
633633 SECTION 2.09. Section 37.006(a), Education Code, is amended
634634 to read as follows:
635635 (a) A student shall be removed from class and placed in a
636636 disciplinary alternative education program as provided by Section
637637 37.008 if the student:
638638 (1) engages in conduct involving a public school that
639639 contains the elements of the offense of false alarm or report under
640640 Section 42.06, Penal Code, or terroristic threat under Section
641641 22.07, Penal Code; or
642642 (2) commits the following on or within 300 feet of
643643 school property, as measured from any point on the school's real
644644 property boundary line, or while attending a school-sponsored or
645645 school-related activity on or off of school property:
646646 (A) engages in conduct punishable as a felony;
647647 (B) engages in conduct that contains the elements
648648 of the offense of assault under Section 22.01(a)(1), Penal Code;
649649 (C) sells, gives, or delivers to another person
650650 or possesses or uses or is under the influence of:
651651 (i) marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or a
652652 controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety
653653 Code, or by 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.; or
654654 (ii) a dangerous drug, as defined by
655655 Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code;
656656 (D) sells, gives, or delivers to another person
657657 an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section 1.04, Alcoholic
658658 Beverage Code, commits a serious act or offense while under the
659659 influence of alcohol, or possesses, uses, or is under the influence
660660 of an alcoholic beverage;
661661 (E) engages in conduct that contains the elements
662662 of an offense relating to an abusable volatile chemical under
663663 Sections 485.031 through 485.034, Health and Safety Code; or
664664 (F) engages in conduct that contains the elements
665665 of the offense of public lewdness under Section 21.07, Penal Code,
666666 or indecent exposure under Section 21.08, Penal Code.
667667 SECTION 2.10. Section 37.007(b), Education Code, is amended
668668 to read as follows:
669669 (b) A student may be expelled if the student:
670670 (1) engages in conduct involving a public school that
671671 contains the elements of the offense of false alarm or report under
672672 Section 42.06, Penal Code, or terroristic threat under Section
673673 22.07, Penal Code;
674674 (2) while on or within 300 feet of school property, as
675675 measured from any point on the school's real property boundary
676676 line, or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related
677677 activity on or off of school property:
678678 (A) sells, gives, or delivers to another person
679679 or possesses, uses, or is under the influence of any amount of:
680680 (i) marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or a
681681 controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety
682682 Code, or by 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.;
683683 (ii) a dangerous drug, as defined by
684684 Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code; or
685685 (iii) an alcoholic beverage, as defined by
686686 Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
687687 (B) engages in conduct that contains the elements
688688 of an offense relating to an abusable volatile chemical under
689689 Sections 485.031 through 485.034, Health and Safety Code;
690690 (C) engages in conduct that contains the elements
691691 of an offense under Section 22.01(a)(1), Penal Code, against a
692692 school district employee or a volunteer as defined by Section
693693 22.053 of this code; or
694694 (D) engages in conduct that contains the elements
695695 of the offense of deadly conduct under Section 22.05, Penal Code;
696696 (3) subject to Subsection (d), while within 300 feet
697697 of school property, as measured from any point on the school's real
698698 property boundary line:
699699 (A) engages in conduct specified by Subsection
700700 (a); or
701701 (B) possesses a firearm, as defined by 18 U.S.C.
702702 Section 921;
703703 (4) engages in conduct that contains the elements of
704704 any offense listed in Subsection (a)(2)(A) or (C) or the offense of
705705 aggravated robbery under Section 29.03, Penal Code, against another
706706 student, without regard to whether the conduct occurs on or off of
707707 school property or while attending a school-sponsored or
708708 school-related activity on or off of school property; or
709709 (5) engages in conduct that contains the elements of
710710 the offense of breach of computer security under Section 33.02,
711711 Penal Code, if:
712712 (A) the conduct involves accessing a computer,
713713 computer network, or computer system owned by or operated on behalf
714714 of a school district; and
715715 (B) the student knowingly:
716716 (i) alters, damages, or deletes school
717717 district property or information; or
718718 (ii) commits a breach of any other
719719 computer, computer network, or computer system.
720720 SECTION 2.11. Section 37.015(a), Education Code, is amended
721721 to read as follows:
722722 (a) The principal of a public or private primary or
723723 secondary school, or a person designated by the principal under
724724 Subsection (d), shall notify any school district police department
725725 and the police department of the municipality in which the school is
726726 located or, if the school is not in a municipality, the sheriff of
727727 the county in which the school is located if the principal has
728728 reasonable grounds to believe that any of the following activities
729729 occur in school, on school property, or at a school-sponsored or
730730 school-related activity on or off school property, whether or not
731731 the activity is investigated by school security officers:
732732 (1) conduct that may constitute an offense listed
733733 under Section 508.149, Government Code;
734734 (2) deadly conduct under Section 22.05, Penal Code;
735735 (3) a terroristic threat under Section 22.07, Penal
736736 Code;
737737 (4) the use, sale, or possession of a controlled
738738 substance, drug paraphernalia, marihuana, or marihuana concentrate
739739 under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;
740740 (5) the possession of any of the weapons or devices
741741 listed under Sections 46.01(1)-(14) or Section 46.01(16), Penal
742742 Code;
743743 (6) conduct that may constitute a criminal offense
744744 under Section 71.02, Penal Code; or
745745 (7) conduct that may constitute a criminal offense for
746746 which a student may be expelled under Section 37.007(a), (d), or
747747 (e).
748748 SECTION 2.12. Section 37.016, Education Code, is amended to
749749 read as follows:
750750 Sec. 37.016. REPORT OF DRUG OFFENSES; LIABILITY. A
751751 teacher, school administrator, or school employee is not liable in
752752 civil damages for reporting to a school administrator or
753753 governmental authority, in the exercise of professional judgment
754754 within the scope of the teacher's, administrator's, or employee's
755755 duties, a student whom the teacher suspects of using, passing, or
756756 selling, on school property:
757757 (1) marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or a controlled
758758 substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;
759759 (2) a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483,
760760 Health and Safety Code;
761761 (3) an abusable volatile chemical [glue or aerosol
762762 paint], as defined by Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code, [or a
763763 volatile chemical, as listed in Chapter 484, Health and Safety
764764 Code,] if the substance is used or sold for the purpose of inhaling
765765 its fumes or vapors; or
766766 (4) an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section 1.04,
767767 Alcoholic Beverage Code.
768768 SECTION 2.13. Section 53.03(h-1), Family Code, is amended
769769 to read as follows:
770770 (h-1) If the child is alleged to have engaged in delinquent
771771 conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision that violates
772772 Section 481.115, 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118,
773773 [or] 481.121, or 481.1211, Health and Safety Code, deferred
774774 prosecution under this section may include a condition that the
775775 child attend a drug education program that is designed to educate
776776 persons on the dangers of drug abuse and is approved by the
777777 Department of State Health Services in accordance with Section
778778 521.374, Transportation Code.
779779 SECTION 2.14. Section 54.047(a), Family Code, is amended to
780780 read as follows:
781781 (a) If the court or jury finds at an adjudication hearing
782782 for a child that the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct
783783 indicating a need for supervision that constitutes a violation of
784784 Section 481.115, 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118,
785785 [or] 481.121, or 481.1211, Health and Safety Code, the court may
786786 order that the child attend a drug education program that is
787787 designed to educate persons on the dangers of drug abuse and is
788788 approved by the Department of State Health Services in accordance
789789 with Section 521.374, Transportation Code.
790790 SECTION 2.15. Section 76.017(b), Government Code, is
791791 amended to read as follows:
792792 (b) The program must:
793793 (1) include automatic screening and evaluation of a
794794 person arrested for an offense, other than a Class C misdemeanor, in
795795 which an element of the offense is the use or possession of alcohol
796796 or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance,
797797 marihuana, or marihuana concentrate;
798798 (2) include automatic screening and evaluation of a
799799 person arrested for an offense, other than a Class C misdemeanor, in
800800 which the use of alcohol or drugs is suspected to have significantly
801801 contributed to the offense for which the individual has been
802802 arrested;
803803 (3) coordinate the evaluation and referral to
804804 treatment services; and
805805 (4) make referrals for the appropriate treatment of a
806806 person determined to be in need of treatment, including referrals
807807 to a community corrections facility as defined by Section 509.001.
808808 SECTION 2.16. Section 123.002, Government Code, is amended
809809 to read as follows:
810810 Sec. 123.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The
811811 commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality
812812 may establish the following types of drug court programs:
813813 (1) drug courts for persons arrested for, charged
814814 with, or convicted of:
815815 (A) an offense in which an element of the offense
816816 is the use or possession of alcohol or the use, possession, or sale
817817 of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue,
818818 marihuana, or marihuana concentrate; or
819819 (B) an offense in which the use of alcohol or a
820820 controlled substance is suspected to have significantly
821821 contributed to the commission of the offense and the offense did not
822822 involve:
823823 (i) carrying, possessing, or using a
824824 firearm or other dangerous weapon;
825825 (ii) the use of force against the person of
826826 another; or
827827 (iii) the death of or serious bodily injury
828828 to another;
829829 (2) drug courts for juveniles detained for, taken into
830830 custody for, or adjudicated as having engaged in:
831831 (A) delinquent conduct, including habitual
832832 felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in
833833 which an element of the conduct is the use or possession of alcohol
834834 or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance, a
835835 controlled substance analogue, marihuana, or marihuana
836836 concentrate; or
837837 (B) delinquent conduct, including habitual
838838 felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in
839839 which the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is suspected to
840840 have significantly contributed to the commission of the conduct and
841841 the conduct did not involve:
842842 (i) carrying, possessing, or using a
843843 firearm or other dangerous weapon;
844844 (ii) the use of force against the person of
845845 another; or
846846 (iii) the death of or serious bodily injury
847847 to another;
848848 (3) reentry drug courts for persons with a
849849 demonstrated history of using alcohol or a controlled substance who
850850 may benefit from a program designed to facilitate the person's
851851 transition and reintegration into the community on release from a
852852 state or local correctional facility;
853853 (4) family dependency drug treatment courts for family
854854 members involved in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship
855855 in which a parent's use of alcohol or a controlled substance is a
856856 primary consideration in the outcome of the suit; or
857857 (5) programs for other persons not precisely described
858858 by Subdivisions (1)-(4) who may benefit from a program that has the
859859 essential characteristics described by Section 123.001.
860860 SECTION 2.17. Section 411.0728(a), Government Code, is
861861 amended to read as follows:
862862 (a) This section applies only to a person:
863863 (1) who is placed on community supervision under
864864 Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, after conviction for an
865865 offense under:
866866 (A) Section 481.120, Health and Safety Code, if
867867 the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);
868868 (B) Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if
869869 the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);
870870 (B-1) Section 481.1211, Health and Safety Code,
871871 if the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);
872872 (C) Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
873873 punishable under Subsection (e)(1) or (2);
874874 (D) Section 43.02, Penal Code; or
875875 (E) Section 43.03(a)(2), Penal Code, if the
876876 offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor; and
877877 (2) with respect to whom the conviction is
878878 subsequently set aside by the court under Article 42A.701, Code of
879879 Criminal Procedure.
880880 SECTION 2.18. Section 31.0031(d), Human Resources Code, is
881881 amended to read as follows:
882882 (d) The responsibility agreement shall require that:
883883 (1) the parent of a dependent child cooperate with the
884884 commission and the Title IV-D agency if necessary to establish the
885885 paternity of the dependent child and to establish or enforce child
886886 support;
887887 (2) if adequate and accessible providers of the
888888 services are available in the geographic area and subject to the
889889 availability of funds, each dependent child, as appropriate,
890890 complete early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment
891891 checkups on schedule and receive the immunization series prescribed
892892 by Section 161.004, Health and Safety Code, unless the child is
893893 exempt under that section;
894894 (3) each adult recipient, or teen parent recipient who
895895 has completed the requirements regarding school attendance in
896896 Subdivision (6), not voluntarily terminate paid employment of at
897897 least 30 hours each week without good cause in accordance with rules
898898 adopted by the executive commissioner;
899899 (4) each adult recipient for whom a needs assessment
900900 is conducted participate in an activity to enable that person to
901901 become self-sufficient by:
902902 (A) continuing the person's education or
903903 becoming literate;
904904 (B) entering a job placement or employment skills
905905 training program;
906906 (C) serving as a volunteer in the person's
907907 community; or
908908 (D) serving in a community work program or other
909909 work program approved by the commission;
910910 (5) each caretaker relative or parent receiving
911911 assistance not use, sell, or possess marihuana, marihuana
912912 concentrate, or a controlled substance in violation of Chapter 481,
913913 Health and Safety Code, or abuse alcohol;
914914 (6) each dependent child younger than 18 years of age
915915 or teen parent younger than 19 years of age attend school regularly,
916916 unless the child has a high school diploma or high school
917917 equivalency certificate or is specifically exempted from school
918918 attendance under Section 25.086, Education Code;
919919 (7) each recipient comply with commission rules
920920 regarding proof of school attendance; and
921921 (8) each recipient attend appropriate parenting
922922 skills training classes, as determined by the needs assessment.
923923 SECTION 2.19. Section 1355.006, Insurance Code, is amended
924924 to read as follows:
925925 Sec. 1355.006. COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS RELATED TO
926926 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, MARIHUANA, OR MARIHUANA CONCENTRATE NOT
927927 REQUIRED. (a) In this section, "controlled substance," [and]
928928 "marihuana," and "marihuana concentrate" have the meanings
929929 assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.
930930 (b) This subchapter does not require a group health benefit
931931 plan to provide coverage for the treatment of:
932932 (1) addiction to a controlled substance, marihuana, or
933933 marihuana concentrate that is used in violation of law; or
934934 (2) mental illness that results from the use of a
935935 controlled substance, marihuana, or marihuana concentrate in
936936 violation of law.
937937 ARTICLE 3. TRANSITION PROVISION; EFFECTIVE DATE
938938 SECTION 3.01. The change in law made by this Act applies
939939 only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
940940 Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
941941 governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
942942 and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
943943 purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
944944 effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
945945 before that date.
946946 SECTION 3.02. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.