Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3597 Compare Versions

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22 By: Sherman, Sr. H.B. No. 3597
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the allocation of money by the Texas opioid abatement
88 fund council.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Section 403.509, Government Code, is amended by
1111 adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
1212 (a-1) A portion of the money allocated by the council under
1313 Subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be allocated to the Texas Department of
1414 Criminal Justice for the purpose of providing programming and
1515 treatment to prisoners with a history of opioid addiction.
1616 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
1717 to an allocation of money made on or after the effective date of
1818 this Act.
1919 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.