Bill Text: TX HB126 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an exception to the application of the offense of possessing or delivering drug paraphernalia for persons involved in certain pilot programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-25 - Referred to Public Health [HB126 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB126-Introduced.html
| 87R1525 EAS-F | ||
| By: Minjarez | H.B. No. 126 | |
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| relating to an exception to the application of the offense of | ||
| possessing or delivering drug paraphernalia for persons involved in | ||
| certain pilot programs. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. This Act shall be cited as the Honorable Ruth | ||
| Jones McClendon Act. | ||
| SECTION 2. Section 481.125, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: | ||
| (g) It is an exception to the application of Subsections (a) | ||
| and (b) that the person is an employee, volunteer, duly authorized | ||
| agent, or participant in, or is otherwise involved in operating, a | ||
| pilot program established under other law to prevent the spread of | ||
| certain infectious and communicable diseases. | ||
| SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
| to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
| An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is | ||
| governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and | ||
| the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | ||
| purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the | ||
| effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs | ||
| before the effective date. | ||
| SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
