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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to testing possible controlled substance evidence for a |
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controlled substance included in Penalty Group 1-B. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 38, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 38.51 to read as follows: |
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Art. 38.51. EVIDENCE TESTING FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. If |
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evidence that may be a controlled substance is submitted to a |
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laboratory for testing and it is reasonably possible that the |
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substance is or contains a controlled substance included in Penalty |
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Group 1-B under Section 481.1022, Health and Safety Code, a test |
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must be performed following validated laboratory procedures and |
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sampling protocols to determine whether the substance is or |
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contains a controlled substance included in Penalty Group 1-B. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to evidence submitted for testing on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |