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| 1 | 1 | 87R525 JSC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Murr H.B. No. 253 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to testing possible controlled substance evidence for | |
| 8 | 8 | fentanyl. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Article 38.51 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Art. 38.51. EVIDENCE TESTING FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. If | |
| 13 | 13 | evidence that may be a controlled substance is submitted to a | |
| 14 | 14 | laboratory for testing and it is reasonably possible that the | |
| 15 | 15 | substance is or contains fentanyl, a test must be performed to | |
| 16 | 16 | determine whether the substance is or contains fentanyl. | |
| 17 | 17 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 18 | 18 | to evidence submitted for testing on or after the effective date of | |
| 19 | 19 | this Act. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |