88R10933 CJD-D
By: Talarico H.B. No. 2387
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the availability of the defense to prosecution for
certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of
controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable
volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for
defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The following provisions of the Health and
Safety Code are repealed:
(1) Sections 481.115(h) and (i);
(2) Sections 481.1151(d) and (e);
(3) Sections 481.116(g) and (h);
(4) Sections 481.1161(d) and (e);
(5) Sections 481.117(g) and (h);
(6) Sections 481.118(g) and (h);
(7) Sections 481.119(d) and (e);
(8) Sections 481.121(d) and (e);
(9) Sections 481.125(h) and (i);
(10) Sections 483.041(f) and (g); and
(11) Sections 485.031(d) and (e).
SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An
offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed
by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of
this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of
this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.