House Bill No. 2567 amends the definition of "drug paraphernalia" in the Texas Health and Safety Code by removing references to equipment used for testing or analyzing controlled substances. Specifically, the bill deletes the terms related to "testing" and "analyzing" from the definition, which previously included equipment intended for these purposes. The revised definition now focuses on equipment used for activities such as planting, cultivating, manufacturing, and preparing controlled substances, as well as items used for ingesting or injecting these substances.

Additionally, the bill modifies the offenses related to the use and possession of drug paraphernalia. It specifies that a person commits an offense if they knowingly use or possess drug paraphernalia for the activities outlined in the amended definition, excluding testing and analyzing. The changes in law will only apply to offenses committed on or after the effective date of September 1, 2025, with prior offenses governed by the law in effect at the time they were committed.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Health and Safety Code 481.002, Health and Safety Code 481.125 (Health and Safety Code 481)