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| 1 | 1 | 87R3265 JSC-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Crockett H.B. No. 1178 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to removing criminal penalties for the possession of drug | |
| 8 | 8 | paraphernalia under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 481.125, Health and | |
| 11 | 11 | Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 481.125. OFFENSE: [POSSESSION OR] DELIVERY OF DRUG | |
| 13 | 13 | PARAPHERNALIA. | |
| 14 | 14 | SECTION 2. Sections 481.125(a) and (d), Health and Safety | |
| 15 | 15 | Code, are repealed. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to | |
| 17 | 17 | conduct that occurs before, on, or after the effective date of this | |
| 18 | 18 | Act, except that a final conviction for an offense that exists on | |
| 19 | 19 | the effective date of this Act is unaffected by this Act. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |