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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV |
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controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.037, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 481.037. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN SUBSTANCES |
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[CARISOPRODOL]. Schedule IV includes: |
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(1) carisoprodol; |
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(2) mifepristone; and |
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(3) misoprostol. |
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SECTION 2. Section 481.111, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) The provisions of this chapter relating to the |
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possession of mifepristone and misoprostol do not apply to a |
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pregnant woman who possesses mifepristone or misoprostol for her |
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own consumption. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |