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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of |
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testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, |
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alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative or controlled |
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substance analogue of fentanyl. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.125, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) This section does not apply to a person who uses, |
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possesses with the intent to use, delivers, possesses with intent |
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to deliver, or manufactures with intent to deliver testing |
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equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, |
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alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative or controlled |
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substance analogue of fentanyl. |
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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 at the time 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 occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |