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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice record of |
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information regarding death penalty drugs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 493.036 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 493.036. RECORD OF DEATH PENALTY DRUGS. (a) The |
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department shall adopt a policy to track the department's inventory |
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of drugs for the execution of inmates receiving the death penalty. |
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The policy must require the department to maintain a record that |
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includes with respect to each drug, the name of the drug, the date |
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received by the department, the expiration date, and, if |
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applicable, the date used by the department in an execution. |
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(b) For a drug for which the expiration date is extended |
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after receipt by the department, the record under this section must |
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include the original expiration date, the date and results of |
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applicable testing, and the new expiration date. |
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(c) Not later than December 1 of each year, the department |
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shall submit a report containing the information maintained under |
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this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker |
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of the house of representatives, and each standing committee of the |
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legislature with primary jurisdiction over the department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |