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Amend CSHB 1325 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, strike added Sections 443.151(d) and (e), Health and Safety Code (page 13, lines 6 through 20), and substitute the following:
(d)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (e), before a consumable hemp product is sold at retail or otherwise introduced into commerce in this state, a sample representing the hemp product must be tested:
(1)  by a laboratory that is accredited by an accreditation body in accordance with International Organization for Standardization ISO/IEC 17025 or a comparable or successor standard to determine the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the product; and
(2)  by an appropriate laboratory to determine that the product does not contain a substance described by Subsection (b) or (c) in a quantity prohibited for purposes of those subsections.
(e)  A consumable hemp product is not required to be tested under Subsection (d) if each hemp-derived ingredient of the product:
(1)  has been tested in accordance with:
(A)  Subsections (b) and (c); or
(B)  Subsection (d); and
(2)  does not have a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent.
(2)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, strike added Section 443.2025, Health and Safety Code (page 14, lines 7 through 25), and substitute the following:
Sec. 443.2025.  REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR RETAILERS OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS. (a) This section does not apply to low-THC cannabis regulated under Chapter 487.
(b)  A person may not sell consumable hemp products containing cannabidiol at retail in this state unless the person registers with the department each location owned, operated, or controlled by the person at which those products are sold. A person is not required to register a location associated with an employee or independent contractor described by Subsection (d).
(c)  The department may issue a single registration under Subsection (b) covering multiple locations owned, operated, or controlled by a person.
(d)  A person is not required to register with the department under Subsection (b) if the person is:
(1)  an employee of a registrant; or
(2)  an independent contractor of a registrant who sells the registrant's products at retail.
(e)  A registration is valid for one year and may be renewed as prescribed by department rule.
(f)  The department by rule may adopt a registration fee schedule that establishes reasonable fee amounts for the registration of:
(1)  a single location at which consumable hemp products containing cannabidiol are sold; and
(2)  multiple locations at which consumable hemp products containing cannabidiol are sold under a single registration.
(g)  The department shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section.
(3)  In SECTION 7 of the bill, strike added Section 443.206, Health and Safety Code (page 15, lines 16 through 27), and substitute the following:
Sec. 443.206.  RETAIL SALE OF OUT-OF-STATE CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS. Retail sales of consumable hemp products processed or manufactured outside of this state may be made in this state when the products were processed or manufactured in another state or jurisdiction in compliance with:
(1)  that state or jurisdiction's plan approved by the United States Department of Agriculture under 7 U.S.C. Section 1639p;
(2)  a plan established under 7 U.S.C. Section 1639q if that plan applies to the state or jurisdiction; or
(3)  the laws of that state or jurisdiction if the products are tested in accordance with, or in a manner similar to, Section 443.151.
(4)  Strike SECTIONS 11 and 12 of the bill (page 16, lines 8 through 20) and substitute the following:
SECTION 11.  Notwithstanding Chapter 443, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, a retailer may possess, transport, or sell a consumable hemp product, as defined by Section 443.001, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, that becomes part of the retailer's inventory before rules under Section 443.051, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, become effective unless the product:
(1)  is unsafe for consumption based on the presence or quantity of heavy metals, pesticides, harmful microorganisms, or residual solvents; or
(2)  has a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent.
SECTION 12.  Notwithstanding Section 443.2025, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, a person is not required to register a location to sell a consumable hemp product containing cannabidiol at retail in this state before the 60th day after the date the Department of State Health Services begins issuing registrations.