By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 4918
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the processing or manufacturing of consumable hemp
products for smoking.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 122.301, Agriculture Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(b) A state agency may [not] authorize a person to
manufacture a product containing hemp for smoking.
(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), "Smoking" means burning
or igniting a substance and inhaling the smoke or heating a
substance and inhaling the resulting vapor or aerosol.
SECTION 2. Section 443.204, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (2) and (3) to read as follows:
(2) products containing one or more hemp-derived
cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol, intended for ingestion are
considered foods, not controlled substances or adulterated
products; and
(3) consumable hemp products must be packaged and
labeled in the manner provided by Section 443.205. [; and]
SECTION 3. Sections 443.001(11) and 443.204(4), Health and
Safety Code, are repealed:
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.