Bill Text: TX SB239 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Bill 239 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the conduct that constitutes an offense for the delivery of drug paraphernalia to a person younger than 18 years of age.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB239 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB239-Introduced.html

	82R1719 GCB-D

	By: Huffman	S.B. No. 239



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the conduct that constitutes an offense for the
	delivery of drug paraphernalia to a person younger than 18 years of
	age.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 481.125(c), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c) A person commits an offense if the person commits an
	offense under Subsection (b), is 18 years of age or older, and the
	person who receives or who is intended to receive the drug
	paraphernalia is younger than 18 years of age [~~and at least three~~
	~~years younger than the actor~~].
	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 when 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 September 1, 2011.