HOUSE BILL 2192 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Keel et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 9-1-03 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Van de Putte |
House Bill 2192 amends the Texas Controlled Substances Act to update and revise provisions relating to controlled substance penalty groups and the classification of a controlled substance analogue. The bill establishes an affirmative defense to prosecution for an offense involving a controlled substance analogue that has a chemical structure similar to a controlled substance or that is specifically designed to produce the same effect.
The bill amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to add a controlled substance, immediate precursor, chemical precursor, or other controlled substances property, including an apparatus or paraphernalia kept, prepared, or manufactured in violation of the law to the list of circumstances that authorizes a search warrant to be issued.