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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criminal penalty for possession of certain small |
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amounts of controlled substances in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.115(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony |
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if the amount of the controlled substance possessed is, by |
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aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, a usable |
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quantity that is more than 0.02 grams but less than one gram. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |