86R1596 GCB-D
 
  By: Canales H.B. No. 551
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the prosecution of and criminal penalties for the
  possession of marihuana concentrate; creating criminal offenses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
  ARTICLE 1. AMENDMENTS TO TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT
         SECTION 1.01.  Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subdivision (57) to read as follows:
               (57)  "Marihuana concentrate" means the resin
  extracted from a part of the plant Cannabis sativa L., or a
  compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation
  of the resin.
         SECTION 1.02.  Section 481.103(a), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Penalty Group 2 consists of:
               (1)  any quantity of the following hallucinogenic
  substances, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless
  specifically excepted, if the existence of these salts, isomers,
  and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical
  designation:
                     5-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (5-APB);
                     6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (6-APB);
                     5-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran
  (5-APDB);
                     6-(2-aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran
  (6-APDB);
                     5-(2-aminopropyl)indole (5-IT,5-API);
                     6-(2-aminopropyl)indole (6-IT,6-API);
                     1-(benzofuran-5-yl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine
  (5-MAPB);
                     1-(benzofuran-6-yl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine
  (6-MAPB);
                     Benzothiophenylcyclohexylpiperidine (BTCP);
                     8-bromo-alpha-methyl-benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b']difuran-
  4-ethanamine (trade or other name: Bromo-DragonFLY);
                     Desoxypipradrol (2-benzhydrylpiperidine);
                     2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade or other
  names: 2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; 2, 5-DMA);
                     Diphenylprolinol (diphenyl(pyrrolidin-2-yl)
  methanol, D2PM);
                     Dronabinol (synthetic) in sesame oil and
  encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule in a U.S. Food and Drug
  Administration approved drug product (some trade or other names for
  Dronabinol: (a6aR-trans)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro- 6,6, 9-
  trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H- dibenzo [b,d]pyran-1-ol or (-)-delta-9-
  (trans)- tetrahydrocannabinol);
                     Ethylamine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or
  other names: N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine, (1-
  phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine, N-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) ethylamine,
  cyclohexamine, PCE);
                     2-ethylamino-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanone
  (trade or other name: methoxetamine);
                     Ibogaine (some trade or other names: 7-Ethyl-6, 6,
  beta 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13-octahydro-2-methoxy-6, 9-methano-5H-
  pyrido [1', 2':1, 2] azepino [5, 4-b] indole; tabernanthe iboga.);
                     5-iodo-2-aminoindane (5-IAI);
                     Mescaline;
                     5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
                     4-methoxyamphetamine (some trade or other names:
  4-methoxy-alpha-methylphenethylamine; paramethoxyamphetamine;
  PMA);
                     4-methoxymethamphetamine (PMMA);
                     2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone
  (some trade and other names: 2-MeO-ketamine; methoxyketamine);
                     1-methyl- 4-phenyl-4-propionoxypiperidine (MPPP,
  PPMP);
                     4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine (some trade
  and other names: 4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxy-alpha-
  methylphenethylamine; "DOM"; "STP");
                     3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA, MDM);
                     3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;
                     3,4-methylenedioxy N-ethylamphetamine (Also
  known as N-ethyl MDA);
                     5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane (MDAI);
                     Nabilone (Another name for nabilone: (+)-trans-
  3-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)- 6,6a, 7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-hydroxy- 6,
  6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d] pyran-9-one;
                     N-benzylpiperazine (some trade or other names:
  BZP; 1-benzylpiperazine);
                     N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;
                     N-hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (Also
  known as N-hydroxy MDA);
                     4-methylaminorex;
                     N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;
                     Parahexyl (some trade or other names: 3-Hexyl-1-
  hydroxy-7, 8, 9, 10-tetrahydro-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo [b, d]
  pyran; Synhexyl);
                     1-Phenylcyclohexylamine;
                     1-Piperidinocyclohexanecarbonitrile (PCC);
                     Pyrrolidine Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade
  or other names: 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)-pyrrolidine, PCPy, PHP);
                     Tetrahydrocannabinols, other than marihuana or
  marihuana concentrate, and synthetic equivalents of the substances
  contained in the plant, or in the resinous extractives of Cannabis,
  or synthetic substances, derivatives, and their isomers with
  similar chemical structure and pharmacological activity such as:
                           delta-1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
  and their optical isomers;
                           delta-6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol,
  and their optical isomers;
                           delta-3, 4 cis or trans
  tetrahydrocannabinol, and its optical isomers; or
                           compounds of these structures, regardless of
  numerical designation of atomic positions, since nomenclature of
  these substances is not internationally standardized;
                     Thiophene Analog of Phencyclidine (some trade or
  other names: 1-[1-(2-thienyl) cyclohexyl] piperidine; 2-Thienyl
  Analog of Phencyclidine; TPCP, TCP);
                     1-pyrrolidine (some trade or other name: TCPy);
                     1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (trade or
  other name: TFMPP); and
                     3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine;
               (2)  Phenylacetone (some trade or other names:
  Phenyl-2-propanone; P2P, Benzymethyl ketone, methyl benzyl
  ketone);
               (3)  unless specifically excepted or unless listed in
  another Penalty Group, a material, compound, mixture, or
  preparation that contains any quantity of the following substances
  having a potential for abuse associated with a depressant or
  stimulant effect on the central nervous system:
                     Aminorex (some trade or other names: aminoxaphen;
  2-amino-5-phenyl-2-oxazoline; 4,5-dihydro-5-
  phenyl-2-oxazolamine);
                     Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and
  salts of optical isomers;
                     Cathinone (some trade or other names: 2-amino-1-
  phenyl-1-propanone, alpha-aminopropiophenone, 2-
  aminopropiophenone);
                     Etaqualone and its salts;
                     Etorphine Hydrochloride;
                     Fenethylline and its salts;
                     Lisdexamfetamine, including its salts, isomers,
  and salts of isomers;
                     Mecloqualone and its salts;
                     Methaqualone and its salts;
                     Methcathinone (some trade or other names: 2-
  methylamino-propiophenone; alpha-(methylamino)propriophenone;
  2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; alpha-N-
  methylaminopropriophenone; monomethylpropion; ephedrone, N-
  methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463; and UR
  1431);
                     N-Ethylamphetamine, its salts, optical isomers,
  and salts of optical isomers; and
                     N,N-dimethylamphetamine (some trade or other
  names: N,N,alpha-trimethylbenzeneethanamine;
  N,N,alpha-trimethylphenethylamine), its salts, optical isomers,
  and salts of optical isomers;
               (4)  any compound structurally derived from
  2-aminopropanal by substitution at the 1-position with any
  monocyclic or fused-polycyclic ring system, including:
                     (A)  compounds further modified by:
                           (i)  substitution in the ring system to any
  extent (including alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or
  halide substituents), whether or not further substituted in the
  ring system by other substituents;
                           (ii)  substitution at the 3-position with an
  alkyl substituent; or
                           (iii)  substitution at the 2-amino nitrogen
  atom with alkyl, benzyl, dialkyl, or methoxybenzyl groups, or
  inclusion of the 2-amino nitrogen atom in a cyclic structure; and
                     (B)  by example, compounds such as:
                           4-Methylmethcathinone (Also known as
  Mephedrone);
                           3,4-Dimethylmethcathinone (Also known as
  3,4-DMMC);
                           3-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as 3-FMC);
                           4-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as
  Flephedrone);
                           3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (Also
  known as Methylone);
                           3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (Also known
  as MDPV);
                           alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Also known
  as alpha-PVP);
                           Naphthylpyrovalerone (Also known as
  Naphyrone);
                           alpha-Methylamino-valerophenone (Also known
  as Pentedrone);
                           beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpropylamine
  (Also known as Butylone);
                           beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine
  (Also known as Pentylone);
                           beta-Keto-Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine
  (Also known as Eutylone); and
                           3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone (Also
  known as Ethylone);
               (5)  any compound structurally derived from tryptamine
  (3-(2-aminoethyl)indole) or a ring-hydroxy tryptamine:
                     (A)  by modification in any of the following ways:
                           (i)  by substitution at the amine nitrogen
  atom of the sidechain to any extent with alkyl or alkenyl groups or
  by inclusion of the amine nitrogen atom of the side chain (and no
  other atoms of the side chain) in a cyclic structure;
                           (ii)  by substitution at the carbon atom
  adjacent to the nitrogen atom of the side chain (alpha-position)
  with an alkyl or alkenyl group;
                           (iii)  by substitution in the 6-membered
  ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, thioaklyl,
  alkylenedioxy, or halide substituents; or
                           (iv)  by substitution at the 2-position of
  the tryptamine ring system with an alkyl substituent; and
                     (B)  including:
                           (i)  ethers and esters of the controlled
  substances listed in this subdivision; and
                           (ii)  by example, compounds such as:
                                 alpha-ethyltryptamine;
                                 alpha-methyltryptamine;
                                 Bufotenine (some trade and other names:
  3-(beta-Dimethylaminoethyl)-5-hydroxyindole;
  3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)- 5- indolol; N, N-dimethylserotonin;
  5-hydroxy-N, N- dimethyltryptamine; mappine);
                                 Diethyltryptamine (some trade and
  other names: N, N-Diethyltryptamine, DET);
                                 Dimethyltryptamine (trade or other
  name: DMT);
                                 5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine
  (5-MeO-DiPT);
                                 O-Acetylpsilocin (Trade or other name:
  4-Aco-DMT);
                                 Psilocin; and
                                 Psilocybin;
               (6)  2,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamine and any compound
  structurally derived from 2,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamine by
  substitution at the 4-position of the phenyl ring to any extent
  (including alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or halide
  substituents), including, by example, compounds such as:
                     4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade or
  other name: 2C-B);
                     4-Chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade or
  other name: 2C-C);
                     2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylphenethylamine (trade or
  other name: 2C-D);
                     4-Ethyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade or
  other name: 2C-E);
                     4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade or
  other name: 2C-I);
                     2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitrophenethylamine (trade or
  other name: 2C-N);
                     2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylphenethylamine (trade
  or other name: 2C-P);
                     4-Ethylthio-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (trade
  or other name: 2C-T-2);
                     4-Isopropylthio-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine
  (trade or other name: 2C-T-4); and
                     2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylthiophenethylamine
  (trade or other name: 2C-T-7); and
               (7)  2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine and any compound
  structurally derived from 2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine by substitution
  at the 4-position of the phenyl ring to any extent (including alkyl,
  alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, haloalkyl, or halide substituents),
  including, by example, compounds such as:
                     4-Ethylthio-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or
  other name: Aleph-2);
                     4-Isopropylthio-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade
  or other name: Aleph-4);
                     4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or other
  name: DOB);
                     4-Chloro-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or
  other name: DOC);
                     2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine (trade or other
  name: DOET);
                     4-Iodo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or other
  name: DOI);
                     2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (trade or
  other name: DOM);
                     2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine (trade or other
  name: DON);
                     4-Isopropyl-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (trade or
  other name: DOIP); and
                     2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(n)-propylamphetamine (trade or
  other name: DOPR).
         SECTION 1.03.  Sections 481.111(c) and (e), Health and
  Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (c)  A person does not violate Section 481.113, 481.1132,
  481.116, 481.1161, 481.121, 481.1211, or 481.125 if the person
  possesses or delivers tetrahydrocannabinols or their derivatives,
  or drug paraphernalia to be used to introduce tetrahydrocannabinols
  or their derivatives into the human body, for use in a federally
  approved therapeutic research program.
         (e)  Sections 481.120, 481.121, 481.1211, 481.122, and
  481.125 do not apply to a person who engages in the acquisition,
  possession, production, cultivation, delivery, or disposal of a raw
  material used in or by-product created by the production or
  cultivation of low-THC cannabis if the person:
               (1)  for an offense involving possession only of
  marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or drug paraphernalia, is a
  patient for whom low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169,
  Occupations Code, or the patient's legal guardian, and the person
  possesses low-THC cannabis obtained under a valid prescription from
  a dispensing organization; or
               (2)  is a director, manager, or employee of a
  dispensing organization and the person, solely in performing the
  person's regular duties at the organization, acquires, possesses,
  produces, cultivates, dispenses, or disposes of:
                     (A)  in reasonable quantities, any low-THC
  cannabis or raw materials used in or by-products created by the
  production or cultivation of low-THC cannabis; or
                     (B)  any drug paraphernalia used in the
  acquisition, possession, production, cultivation, delivery, or
  disposal of low-THC cannabis.
         SECTION 1.04.  Subchapter D, Chapter 481, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Section 481.1132 to read as follows:
         Sec. 481.1132.  OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF
  MARIHUANA CONCENTRATE. (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a
  person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures,
  delivers, or possesses with intent to deliver marihuana
  concentrate.
         (b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony
  if the amount of marihuana concentrate is, by aggregate weight,
  including adulterants or dilutants, less than four grams.
         (c)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the
  second degree if the amount of marihuana concentrate is, by
  aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, four grams or
  more but less than eight grams.
         (d)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the first
  degree if the amount of marihuana concentrate is, by aggregate
  weight, including adulterants or dilutants, eight grams or more but
  less than 400 grams.
         (e)  An offense under Subsection (a) is punishable by
  imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life
  or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 10 years, and a
  fine not to exceed $100,000, if the amount of marihuana concentrate
  is, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, 400
  grams or more.
         SECTION 1.05.  Subchapter D, Chapter 481, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Section 481.1211 to read as follows:
         Sec. 481.1211.  OFFENSE: POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA
  CONCENTRATE. (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person
  commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally
  possesses a usable quantity of marihuana concentrate.
         (b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is:
               (1)  a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana
  concentrate possessed is four grams or less;
               (2)  a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana
  concentrate possessed is eight grams or less but more than four
  grams;
               (3)  a state jail felony if the amount of marihuana
  concentrate possessed is 400 grams or less but more than eight
  grams;
               (4)  a felony of the third degree if the amount of
  marihuana concentrate possessed is four kilograms or less but more
  than 400 grams;
               (5)  a felony of the second degree if the amount of
  marihuana concentrate possessed is 160 kilograms or less but more
  than four kilograms; and
               (6)  punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department
  of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years
  or less than 5 years, and a fine not to exceed $50,000, if the amount
  of marihuana concentrate possessed is more than 160 kilograms.
         SECTION 1.06.  The heading to Section 481.122, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 481.122.  OFFENSE: DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE,
  MARIHUANA, OR MARIHUANA CONCENTRATE TO CHILD.
         SECTION 1.07.  Section 481.122(a), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly
  delivers a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 2,
  or 3 or knowingly delivers marihuana or marihuana concentrate and
  the person delivers the controlled substance, marihuana, or
  marihuana concentrate to a person:
               (1)  who is a child;
               (2)  who is enrolled in a public or private primary or
  secondary school; or
               (3)  who the actor knows or believes intends to deliver
  the controlled substance, marihuana, or marihuana concentrate to a
  person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).
         SECTION 1.08.  Section 481.126(a), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person:
               (1)  barters property or expends funds the person knows
  are derived from the commission of an offense under this chapter
  punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal
  Justice for life;
               (2)  barters property or expends funds the person knows
  are derived from the commission of:
                     (A)  an offense under Section 481.121(a) that is
  punishable under Section 481.121(b)(5); or
                     (B)  an offense under Section 481.1211(a) that is
  punishable under Section 481.1211(b)(5);
               (3)  barters property or finances or invests funds the
  person knows or believes are intended to further the commission of
  an offense for which the punishment is described by Subdivision
  (1); or
               (4)  barters property or finances or invests funds the
  person knows or believes are intended to further the commission of:
                     (A)  an offense under Section 481.121(a) that is
  punishable under Section 481.121(b)(5); or
                     (B)  an offense under Section 481.1211(a) that is
  punishable under Section 481.1211(b)(5).
         SECTION 1.09.  Section 481.133(c), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (c)  In this section, "drug test" means a lawfully
  administered test designed to detect the presence of a controlled
  substance, marihuana, or marihuana concentrate.
         SECTION 1.10.  Sections 481.134(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f),
  Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  An offense otherwise punishable as a state jail felony
  under Section 481.112, 481.1121, 481.113, 481.1132, 481.114, or
  481.120 is punishable as a felony of the third degree, and an
  offense otherwise punishable as a felony of the second degree under
  any of those sections is punishable as a felony of the first degree,
  if it is shown at the punishment phase of the trial of the offense
  that the offense was committed:
               (1)  in, on, or within 1,000 feet of premises owned,
  rented, or leased by an institution of higher education [learning],
  the premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground;
  or
               (2)  in, on, or within 300 feet of the premises of a
  public swimming pool or video arcade facility.
         (c)  The minimum term of confinement or imprisonment for an
  offense otherwise punishable under Section 481.112(c), (d), (e), or
  (f), 481.1121(b)(2), (3), or (4), 481.113(c), (d), or (e),
  481.1132(c), (d), or (e), 481.114(c), (d), or (e), 481.115(c)-(f),
  481.1151(b)(2), (3), (4), or (5), 481.116(c), (d), or (e),
  481.1161(b)(4), (5), or (6), 481.117(c), (d), or (e), 481.118(c),
  (d), or (e), 481.120(b)(4), (5), or (6), [or] 481.121(b)(4), (5),
  or (6), or 481.1211(b)(4), (5), or (6) is increased by five years
  and the maximum fine for the offense is doubled if it is shown on the
  trial of the offense that the offense was committed:
               (1)  in, on, or within 1,000 feet of the premises of a
  school, the premises of a public or private youth center, or a
  playground; or
               (2)  on a school bus.
         (d)  An offense otherwise punishable under Section
  481.112(b), 481.1121(b)(1), 481.113(b), 481.1132(b), 481.114(b),
  481.115(b), 481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(3),
  481.120(b)(3), [or] 481.121(b)(3), or 481.1211(b)(3) is a felony of
  the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the
  offense was committed:
               (1)  in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
  that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the
  premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or
               (2)  on a school bus.
         (e)  An offense otherwise punishable under Section
  481.117(b), 481.119(a), 481.120(b)(2), [or] 481.121(b)(2), or
  481.1211(b)(2) is a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of
  the offense that the offense was committed:
               (1)  in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
  that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the
  premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or
               (2)  on a school bus.
         (f)  An offense otherwise punishable under Section
  481.118(b), 481.119(b), 481.120(b)(1), [or] 481.121(b)(1), or
  481.1211(b)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial
  of the offense that the offense was committed:
               (1)  in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property
  that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the
  premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or
               (2)  on a school bus.
         SECTION 1.11.  Section 481.140(a), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  If it is shown at the punishment phase of the trial of an
  offense otherwise punishable as a state jail felony, felony of the
  third degree, or felony of the second degree under Section 481.112,
  481.1121, 481.113, 481.1132, 481.114, 481.120, or 481.122 that the
  defendant used or attempted to use a child younger than 18 years of
  age to commit or assist in the commission of the offense, the
  punishment is increased by one degree, unless the defendant used or
  threatened to use force against the child or another to gain the
  child's assistance, in which event the punishment for the offense
  is a felony of the first degree.
         SECTION 1.12.  Section 481.141(b), Health and Safety Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  This section applies to an offense otherwise punishable
  as a state jail felony, felony of the third degree, or felony of the
  second degree under Section 481.112, 481.1121, 481.113, 481.1132,
  481.114, or 481.122.
  ARTICLE 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
         SECTION 2.01.  Article 13.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Art. 13.22.  POSSESSION AND DELIVERY OF MARIHUANA OR
  MARIHUANA CONCENTRATE. An offense of possession or delivery of
  marihuana or marihuana concentrate may be prosecuted in the county
  where the offense was committed or with the consent of the defendant
  in a county that is adjacent to and in the same judicial district as
  the county where the offense was committed.
         SECTION 2.02.  Article 14.06(d), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  Subsection (c) applies only to a person charged with
  committing an offense under:
               (1)  Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if the
  offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that
  section;
               (1-a)  Section 481.1161, Health and Safety Code, if the
  offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that
  section;
               (1-b)  Section 481.1211, Health and Safety Code, if the
  offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that
  section;
               (2)  Section 28.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (b)(2) of that section;
               (3)  Section 28.08, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) of that section;
               (4)  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (e)(2)(A) of that section;
               (5)  Section 31.04, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (e)(2) of that section;
               (6)  Section 38.114, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable as a Class B misdemeanor; or
               (7)  Section 521.457, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 2.03.  Article 15.27(h), Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         (h)  This article applies to any felony offense and the
  following misdemeanors:
               (1)  an offense under Section 20.02, 21.08, 22.01,
  22.05, 22.07, or 71.02, Penal Code;
               (2)  the unlawful use, sale, or possession of a
  controlled substance, drug paraphernalia, marihuana, or marihuana
  concentrate, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code; or
               (3)  the unlawful possession of any of the weapons or
  devices listed in Sections 46.01(1)-(14) or Section 46.01(16) 
  [(16)], Penal Code, or a weapon listed as a prohibited weapon under
  Section 46.05, Penal Code.
         SECTION 2.04.  Article 18A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Art. 18A.101.  OFFENSES FOR WHICH INTERCEPTION ORDER MAY BE
  ISSUED. A judge of competent jurisdiction may issue an
  interception order only if the prosecutor applying for the order
  shows probable cause to believe that the interception will provide
  evidence of the commission of:
               (1)  a felony under any of the following provisions of
  the Health and Safety Code:
                     (A)  Chapter 481, other than felony possession of
  marihuana or marihuana concentrate;
                     (B)  Chapter 483; or
                     (C)  Section 485.032;
               (2)  an offense under any of the following provisions
  of the Penal Code:
                     (A)  Section 19.02;
                     (B)  Section 19.03;
                     (C)  Section 20.03;
                     (D)  Section 20.04;
                     (E)  Chapter 20A;
                     (F)  Chapter 34, if the criminal activity giving
  rise to the proceeds involves the commission of an offense under
  Title 5, Penal Code, or an offense under federal law or the laws of
  another state containing elements that are substantially similar to
  the elements of an offense under Title 5;
                     (G)  Section 38.11;
                     (H)  Section 43.04;
                     (I)  Section 43.05; or
                     (J)  Section 43.26; or
               (3)  an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit
  an offense listed in Subdivision (1) or (2).
         SECTION 2.05.  Article 42A.514(a), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  If a judge grants community supervision to a defendant
  younger than 18 years of age convicted of an alcohol-related
  offense under Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.041, 106.05, or
  106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.02, Penal Code, or
  an offense involving possession of a controlled substance, [or]
  marihuana, or marihuana concentrate under Section 481.115,
  481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118, [or] 481.121, or
  481.1211, Health and Safety Code, the judge may require the
  defendant as a condition of community supervision to attend, as
  appropriate:
               (1)  an alcohol awareness program approved under
  Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code; or
               (2)  a drug education program that is designed to
  educate persons on the dangers of drug abuse and is approved by the
  Department of State Health Services in accordance with Section
  521.374, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 2.06.  Articles 42A.551(a) and (c), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b) or (c),
  on conviction of a state jail felony under Section 481.115(b),
  481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(3), 481.121(b)(3),
  481.1211(b)(3), or 481.129(g)(1), Health and Safety Code, that is
  punished under Section 12.35(a), Penal Code, the judge shall
  suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on
  community supervision.
         (c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a defendant who:
               (1)  under Section 481.1151(b)(1), Health and Safety
  Code, possessed more than five abuse units of the controlled
  substance;
               (2)  under Section 481.1161(b)(3), Health and Safety
  Code, possessed more than one pound, by aggregate weight, including
  adulterants or dilutants, of the controlled substance; [or]
               (3)  under Section 481.121(b)(3), Health and Safety
  Code, possessed more than one pound of marihuana; or
               (4)  under Section 481.1211(b)(3), Health and Safety
  Code, possessed more than 80 grams of marihuana concentrate.
         SECTION 2.07.  Article 42A.555(a), Code of Criminal
  Procedure, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A judge assessing punishment in a state jail felony case
  may impose as a condition of community supervision that a defendant
  submit at the beginning of the period of community supervision to a
  term of confinement in a state jail felony facility for a term of:
               (1)  not less than 90 days or more than 180 days; or
               (2)  not less than 90 days or more than one year, if the
  defendant is convicted of an offense punishable as a state jail
  felony under Section 481.112, 481.1121, 481.113, 481.1132, or
  481.120, Health and Safety Code.
         SECTION 2.08.  Section 37.005(c), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (c)  A student who is enrolled in a grade level below grade
  three may not be placed in out-of-school suspension unless while on
  school property or while attending a school-sponsored or
  school-related activity on or off of school property, the student
  engages in:
               (1)  conduct that contains the elements of an offense
  related to weapons under Section 46.02 or 46.05, Penal Code;
               (2)  conduct that contains the elements of a violent
  offense under Section 22.01, 22.011, 22.02, or 22.021, Penal Code;
  or
               (3)  selling, giving, or delivering to another person
  or possessing, using, or being under the influence of any amount of:
                     (A)  marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or a
  controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety
  Code, or by 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.;
                     (B)  a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483,
  Health and Safety Code; or
                     (C)  an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section
  1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
         SECTION 2.09.  Section 37.006(a), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  A student shall be removed from class and placed in a
  disciplinary alternative education program as provided by Section
  37.008 if the student:
               (1)  engages in conduct involving a public school that
  contains the elements of the offense of false alarm or report under
  Section 42.06, Penal Code, or terroristic threat under Section
  22.07, Penal Code; or
               (2)  commits the following on or within 300 feet of
  school property, as measured from any point on the school's real
  property boundary line, or while attending a school-sponsored or
  school-related activity on or off of school property:
                     (A)  engages in conduct punishable as a felony;
                     (B)  engages in conduct that contains the elements
  of the offense of assault under Section 22.01(a)(1), Penal Code;
                     (C)  sells, gives, or delivers to another person
  or possesses or uses or is under the influence of:
                           (i)  marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or a
  controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety
  Code, or by 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.; or
                           (ii)  a dangerous drug, as defined by
  Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code;
                     (D)  sells, gives, or delivers to another person
  an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section 1.04, Alcoholic
  Beverage Code, commits a serious act or offense while under the
  influence of alcohol, or possesses, uses, or is under the influence
  of an alcoholic beverage;
                     (E)  engages in conduct that contains the elements
  of an offense relating to an abusable volatile chemical under
  Sections 485.031 through 485.034, Health and Safety Code; or
                     (F)  engages in conduct that contains the elements
  of the offense of public lewdness under Section 21.07, Penal Code,
  or indecent exposure under Section 21.08, Penal Code.
         SECTION 2.10.  Section 37.007(b), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  A student may be expelled if the student:
               (1)  engages in conduct involving a public school that
  contains the elements of the offense of false alarm or report under
  Section 42.06, Penal Code, or terroristic threat under Section
  22.07, Penal Code;
               (2)  while on or within 300 feet of school property, as
  measured from any point on the school's real property boundary
  line, or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related
  activity on or off of school property:
                     (A)  sells, gives, or delivers to another person
  or possesses, uses, or is under the influence of any amount of:
                           (i)  marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or a
  controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety
  Code, or by 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.;
                           (ii)  a dangerous drug, as defined by
  Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code; or
                           (iii)  an alcoholic beverage, as defined by
  Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code;
                     (B)  engages in conduct that contains the elements
  of an offense relating to an abusable volatile chemical under
  Sections 485.031 through 485.034, Health and Safety Code;
                     (C)  engages in conduct that contains the elements
  of an offense under Section 22.01(a)(1), Penal Code, against a
  school district employee or a volunteer as defined by Section
  22.053 of this code; or
                     (D)  engages in conduct that contains the elements
  of the offense of deadly conduct under Section 22.05, Penal Code;
               (3)  subject to Subsection (d), while within 300 feet
  of school property, as measured from any point on the school's real
  property boundary line:
                     (A)  engages in conduct specified by Subsection
  (a); or
                     (B)  possesses a firearm, as defined by 18 U.S.C.
  Section 921;
               (4)  engages in conduct that contains the elements of
  any offense listed in Subsection (a)(2)(A) or (C) or the offense of
  aggravated robbery under Section 29.03, Penal Code, against another
  student, without regard to whether the conduct occurs on or off of
  school property or while attending a school-sponsored or
  school-related activity on or off of school property; or
               (5)  engages in conduct that contains the elements of
  the offense of breach of computer security under Section 33.02,
  Penal Code, if:
                     (A)  the conduct involves accessing a computer,
  computer network, or computer system owned by or operated on behalf
  of a school district; and
                     (B)  the student knowingly:
                           (i)  alters, damages, or deletes school
  district property or information; or
                           (ii)  commits a breach of any other
  computer, computer network, or computer system.
         SECTION 2.11.  Section 37.015(a), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (a)  The principal of a public or private primary or
  secondary school, or a person designated by the principal under
  Subsection (d), shall notify any school district police department
  and the police department of the municipality in which the school is
  located or, if the school is not in a municipality, the sheriff of
  the county in which the school is located if the principal has
  reasonable grounds to believe that any of the following activities
  occur in school, on school property, or at a school-sponsored or
  school-related activity on or off school property, whether or not
  the activity is investigated by school security officers:
               (1)  conduct that may constitute an offense listed
  under Section 508.149, Government Code;
               (2)  deadly conduct under Section 22.05, Penal Code;
               (3)  a terroristic threat under Section 22.07, Penal
  Code;
               (4)  the use, sale, or possession of a controlled
  substance, drug paraphernalia, marihuana, or marihuana concentrate
  under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;
               (5)  the possession of any of the weapons or devices
  listed under Sections 46.01(1)-(14) or Section 46.01(16), Penal
  Code;
               (6)  conduct that may constitute a criminal offense
  under Section 71.02, Penal Code; or
               (7)  conduct that may constitute a criminal offense for
  which a student may be expelled under Section 37.007(a), (d), or
  (e).
         SECTION 2.12.  Section 37.016, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 37.016.  REPORT OF DRUG OFFENSES; LIABILITY. A
  teacher, school administrator, or school employee is not liable in
  civil damages for reporting to a school administrator or
  governmental authority, in the exercise of professional judgment
  within the scope of the teacher's, administrator's, or employee's
  duties, a student whom the teacher suspects of using, passing, or
  selling, on school property:
               (1)  marihuana, marihuana concentrate, or a controlled
  substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;
               (2)  a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483,
  Health and Safety Code;
               (3)  an abusable volatile chemical [glue or aerosol
  paint], as defined by Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code, [or a
  volatile chemical, as listed in Chapter 484, Health and Safety
  Code,] if the substance is used or sold for the purpose of inhaling
  its fumes or vapors; or
               (4)  an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section 1.04,
  Alcoholic Beverage Code.
         SECTION 2.13.  Section 53.03(h-1), Family Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (h-1)  If the child is alleged to have engaged in delinquent
  conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision that violates
  Section 481.115, 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118,
  [or] 481.121, or 481.1211, Health and Safety Code, deferred
  prosecution under this section may include a condition that the
  child attend a drug education program that is designed to educate
  persons on the dangers of drug abuse and is approved by the
  Department of State Health Services in accordance with Section
  521.374, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 2.14.  Section 54.047(a), Family Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  If the court or jury finds at an adjudication hearing
  for a child that the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct
  indicating a need for supervision that constitutes a violation of
  Section 481.115, 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118,
  [or] 481.121, or 481.1211, Health and Safety Code, the court may
  order that the child attend a drug education program that is
  designed to educate persons on the dangers of drug abuse and is
  approved by the Department of State Health Services in accordance
  with Section 521.374, Transportation Code.
         SECTION 2.15.  Section 76.017(b), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The program must:
               (1)  include automatic screening and evaluation of a
  person arrested for an offense, other than a Class C misdemeanor, in
  which an element of the offense is the use or possession of alcohol
  or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance,
  marihuana, or marihuana concentrate;
               (2)  include automatic screening and evaluation of a
  person arrested for an offense, other than a Class C misdemeanor, in
  which the use of alcohol or drugs is suspected to have significantly
  contributed to the offense for which the individual has been
  arrested;
               (3)  coordinate the evaluation and referral to
  treatment services; and
               (4)  make referrals for the appropriate treatment of a
  person determined to be in need of treatment, including referrals
  to a community corrections facility as defined by Section 509.001.
         SECTION 2.16.  Section 123.002, Government Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 123.002.  AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The
  commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality
  may establish the following types of drug court programs:
               (1)  drug courts for persons arrested for, charged
  with, or convicted of:
                     (A)  an offense in which an element of the offense
  is the use or possession of alcohol or the use, possession, or sale
  of a controlled substance, a controlled substance analogue,
  marihuana, or marihuana concentrate; or
                     (B)  an offense in which the use of alcohol or a
  controlled substance is suspected to have significantly
  contributed to the commission of the offense and the offense did not
  involve:
                           (i)  carrying, possessing, or using a
  firearm or other dangerous weapon;
                           (ii)  the use of force against the person of
  another; or
                           (iii)  the death of or serious bodily injury
  to another;
               (2)  drug courts for juveniles detained for, taken into
  custody for, or adjudicated as having engaged in:
                     (A)  delinquent conduct, including habitual
  felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in
  which an element of the conduct is the use or possession of alcohol
  or the use, possession, or sale of a controlled substance, a
  controlled substance analogue, marihuana, or marihuana
  concentrate; or
                     (B)  delinquent conduct, including habitual
  felony conduct, or conduct indicating a need for supervision in
  which the use of alcohol or a controlled substance is suspected to
  have significantly contributed to the commission of the conduct and
  the conduct did not involve:
                           (i)  carrying, possessing, or using a
  firearm or other dangerous weapon;
                           (ii)  the use of force against the person of
  another; or
                           (iii)  the death of or serious bodily injury
  to another;
               (3)  reentry drug courts for persons with a
  demonstrated history of using alcohol or a controlled substance who
  may benefit from a program designed to facilitate the person's
  transition and reintegration into the community on release from a
  state or local correctional facility;
               (4)  family dependency drug treatment courts for family
  members involved in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship
  in which a parent's use of alcohol or a controlled substance is a
  primary consideration in the outcome of the suit; or
               (5)  programs for other persons not precisely described
  by Subdivisions (1)-(4) who may benefit from a program that has the
  essential characteristics described by Section 123.001.
         SECTION 2.17.  Section 411.0728(a), Government Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  This section applies only to a person:
               (1)  who is placed on community supervision under
  Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, after conviction for an
  offense under:
                     (A)  Section 481.120, Health and Safety Code, if
  the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);
                     (B)  Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if
  the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);
                     (B-1)  Section 481.1211, Health and Safety Code,
  if the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);
                     (C)  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is
  punishable under Subsection (e)(1) or (2);
                     (D)  Section 43.02, Penal Code; or
                     (E)  Section 43.03(a)(2), Penal Code, if the
  offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor; and
               (2)  with respect to whom the conviction is
  subsequently set aside by the court under Article 42A.701, Code of
  Criminal Procedure.
         SECTION 2.18.  Section 31.0031(d), Human Resources Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (d)  The responsibility agreement shall require that:
               (1)  the parent of a dependent child cooperate with the
  commission and the Title IV-D agency if necessary to establish the
  paternity of the dependent child and to establish or enforce child
  support;
               (2)  if adequate and accessible providers of the
  services are available in the geographic area and subject to the
  availability of funds, each dependent child, as appropriate,
  complete early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment
  checkups on schedule and receive the immunization series prescribed
  by Section 161.004, Health and Safety Code, unless the child is
  exempt under that section;
               (3)  each adult recipient, or teen parent recipient who
  has completed the requirements regarding school attendance in
  Subdivision (6), not voluntarily terminate paid employment of at
  least 30 hours each week without good cause in accordance with rules
  adopted by the executive commissioner;
               (4)  each adult recipient for whom a needs assessment
  is conducted participate in an activity to enable that person to
  become self-sufficient by:
                     (A)  continuing the person's education or
  becoming literate;
                     (B)  entering a job placement or employment skills
  training program;
                     (C)  serving as a volunteer in the person's
  community; or
                     (D)  serving in a community work program or other
  work program approved by the commission;
               (5)  each caretaker relative or parent receiving
  assistance not use, sell, or possess marihuana, marihuana
  concentrate, or a controlled substance in violation of Chapter 481,
  Health and Safety Code, or abuse alcohol;
               (6)  each dependent child younger than 18 years of age
  or teen parent younger than 19 years of age attend school regularly,
  unless the child has a high school diploma or high school
  equivalency certificate or is specifically exempted from school
  attendance under Section 25.086, Education Code;
               (7)  each recipient comply with commission rules
  regarding proof of school attendance; and
               (8)  each recipient attend appropriate parenting
  skills training classes, as determined by the needs assessment.
         SECTION 2.19.  Section 1355.006, Insurance Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 1355.006.  COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS RELATED TO
  CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, MARIHUANA, OR MARIHUANA CONCENTRATE NOT
  REQUIRED. (a) In this section, "controlled substance," [and]
  "marihuana," and "marihuana concentrate" have the meanings
  assigned by Section 481.002, Health and Safety Code.
         (b)  This subchapter does not require a group health benefit
  plan to provide coverage for the treatment of:
               (1)  addiction to a controlled substance, marihuana, or
  marihuana concentrate that is used in violation of law; or
               (2)  mental illness that results from the use of a
  controlled substance, marihuana, or marihuana concentrate in
  violation of law.
  ARTICLE 3. TRANSITION PROVISION; EFFECTIVE DATE
         SECTION 3.01.  The change in law made by this Act applies
  only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this
  Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
  purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the
  effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred
  before that date.
         SECTION 3.02.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.