88R20569 MP-F
 
  By: Rosenthal, Cain, Bernal H.B. No. 4918
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4918:
 
  By:  Cain C.S.H.B. No. 4918
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products
  for smoking.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 122.301(b), Agriculture Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (b)  A state agency may [not] authorize a person to
  manufacture a product containing hemp for smoking.  For the
  purposes of this subsection, "smoking" means burning or igniting a
  substance and inhaling the smoke or heating a substance and
  inhaling the resulting vapor or aerosol [, as defined by Section
  443.001, Health and Safety Code].
         SECTION 2.  Section 443.204, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 443.204.  RULES RELATED TO SALE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP
  PRODUCTS. Rules adopted by the executive commissioner regulating
  the sale of consumable hemp products must to the extent allowable by
  federal law reflect the following principles:
               (1)  hemp-derived cannabinoids, including cannabidiol,
  are not considered controlled substances or adulterants;
               (2)  products containing one or more hemp-derived
  cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol, intended for ingestion are
  considered foods, not controlled substances or adulterated
  products; and
               (3)  consumable hemp products must be packaged and
  labeled in the manner provided by Section 443.205 [; and
               [(4)  the processing or manufacturing of a consumable
  hemp product for smoking is prohibited].
         SECTION 3.  Section 443.001(11), Health and Safety Code, is
  repealed.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.