89R8587 RDR-D
By: Vo H.B. No. 1850
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the allocation of money by the Texas opioid abatement
fund council.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 403.509, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
(a-1) A portion of the money allocated by the council under
Subsection (a)(1)(B) shall be allocated to the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice for the purpose of providing programming and
treatment to prisoners with a history of opioid addiction.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an allocation of money made on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.