88R7857 CJD-D By: Plesa H.B. No. 1250 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to expanding the number of dispensing organization license holders under the Texas Compassionate-Use Program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Not later than December 31, 2024, the Department of Public Safety shall license at least six dispensing organizations in accordance with Section 487.053, Health and Safety Code, including those already licensed as of the effective date of this Act, provided at least six applicants for a license to operate as a dispensing organization have met the requirements for approval provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 487, Health and Safety Code. SECTION 2. 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, 2023.