88(R) HB 685 - Introduced version - Bill Text

	88R669 MCF-D
	By:  Cole	H.B.  No.  685

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of
	testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl,
	alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative of fentanyl.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION  1.    Section 481.125, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
	(j)    This section does not apply to a person who uses,
	possesses with the intent to use, delivers, possesses with intent
	to deliver, or manufactures with intent to deliver testing
	equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl,
	alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative of fentanyl.
	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 at the time 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, 2023.