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House Bill 1694 |
House Author: Raney et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Schwertner et al. |
House Bill 1694 enacts the Jessica Sosa Act and amends the Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, to establish that it is a defense to prosecution for the following offenses that the applicable actor was the first person to request medical assistance for a possible overdose or was the victim of a possible overdose:
· possession of a controlled substance or marihuana in certain amounts;
· manufacture, delivery, or possession of a miscellaneous substance under the act;
· possession or delivery of drug paraphernalia;
· possession of a dangerous drug; and
· possession and use of an abusable volatile chemical.
The bill sets out the conditions under which this defense is not available to the actor.