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| 1 | 1 | 89R4084 LHC-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Swanson H.B. No. 818 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV | |
| 10 | 10 | controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Section 481.037, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 13 | 13 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 481.037. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES | |
| 15 | 15 | [CARISOPRODOL]. Schedule IV includes: | |
| 16 | 16 | (1) carisoprodol; | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) mifepristone; and | |
| 18 | 18 | (3) misoprostol. | |
| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. Section 481.111, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 20 | 20 | amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: | |
| 21 | 21 | (g) The provisions of this chapter relating to the | |
| 22 | 22 | possession of mifepristone and misoprostol do not apply to a | |
| 23 | 23 | pregnant woman who possesses mifepristone or misoprostol for her | |
| 24 | 24 | own consumption. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only | |
| 26 | 26 | to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | |
| 27 | 27 | An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | |
| 28 | 28 | governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, | |
| 29 | 29 | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | |
| 30 | 30 | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | |
| 31 | 31 | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred | |
| 32 | 32 | before that date. | |
| 33 | 33 | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |