Bill Text: TX HB240 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the penalty for possession of certain small amounts of controlled substances in Penalty Group 1.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-08-09 - Left pending in committee [HB240 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB240-Introduced.html
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| By: Thompson of Harris | H.B. No. 240 | |
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| relating to the penalty for possession of certain small amounts of | ||
| controlled substances in Penalty Group 1. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 481.115(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony | ||
| if the amount of the controlled substance possessed is, by | ||
| aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, a usable | ||
| quantity that is more than 0.02 grams but less than one gram. | ||
| SECTION 2. 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 on the date the offense was committed, | ||
| and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For | ||
| purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the | ||
| effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was | ||
| committed before that date. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect December 1, 2017. | ||
