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89(R) SB 1936 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
S.B. No. 1936
AN ACT
relating to the definition of an abuse unit for certain controlled
substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 481.002(50), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(50) "Abuse unit" means:
(A) except as provided by Paragraph (B):
(i) a single unit on or in any adulterant,
dilutant, or similar carrier medium, including marked or perforated
blotter paper, a tablet, gelatin wafer, sugar cube, or stamp, or
other medium that contains any amount of a controlled substance
listed in Penalty Group 1-A, if the unit is commonly used in abuse
of that substance; or
(ii) each
10 milligrams
[
quarter-inch
square section
] of paper,
calculated by rounding the weight down to
the nearest whole number,
if the adulterant, dilutant, or carrier
medium is paper not marked or perforated into individual abuse
units; or
(B) if the controlled substance is in liquid or
solid form, 40 micrograms of the controlled substance including any
adulterant or dilutant.
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 occurred
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1936 passed the Senate on
April 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1936 passed the House on
May 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 108, Nays 26, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor