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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to removing criminal penalties for the possession of drug |
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paraphernalia under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 481.125, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 481.125. OFFENSE: [POSSESSION OR] DELIVERY OF DRUG |
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PARAPHERNALIA. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 481.125(a) and (d), Health and Safety |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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conduct that occurs before, on, or after the effective date of this |
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Act, except that a final conviction for an offense that exists on |
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the effective date of this Act is unaffected by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |