89R4084 LHC-D
By: Swanson H.B. No. 818
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV
controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 481.037, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 481.037. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES
[CARISOPRODOL]. Schedule IV includes:
(1) carisoprodol;
(2) mifepristone; and
(3) misoprostol.
SECTION 2. Section 481.111, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) The provisions of this chapter relating to the
possession of mifepristone and misoprostol do not apply to a
pregnant woman who possesses mifepristone or misoprostol for her
own consumption.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.