HOUSE BILL 2950 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Chavez et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Nelson |
House Bill 2950 amends the Health and Safety Code to modify the definitions and provisions related to abusable glues and aerosol paints and include the glues and paints in a broader category of abusable volatile chemicals. The bill establishes additional warnings to be included on the label of a chemical, adds nitrous oxide to the definition of "abusable volatile chemical," and authorizes the board of health to adopt rules necessary to comply with labeling requirements under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The bill also establishes that it is a defense to prosecution that the person delivering the chemical is not the manufacturer of the chemical and the manufacturer failed to appropriately label the chemical. A previous chapter on volatile chemicals is repealed.