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| 1 | 1 | 87R11716 MCF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Lucio III H.B. No. 2718 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the punishment for possession of small amounts of | |
| 8 | 8 | certain controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 2. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 481.116, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, | |
| 13 | 13 | an offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor if the | |
| 14 | 14 | conduct constituting the offense consisted of possessing one | |
| 15 | 15 | e-cigarette, as defined by Section 161.081, containing | |
| 16 | 16 | tetrahydrocannabinol or a tetrahydrocannabinol derivative or | |
| 17 | 17 | analogue. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 19 | 19 | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 20 | 20 | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | |
| 21 | 21 | governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, | |
| 22 | 22 | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | |
| 23 | 23 | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | |
| 24 | 24 | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was | |
| 25 | 25 | committed before that date. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |