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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the penalty for possession of a small amount of certain |
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controlled substances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 481.115(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor |
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[state jail felony] if the amount of the controlled substance |
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possessed is, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or |
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dilutants, less than one gram. |
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SECTION 2. Section 481.116(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor |
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[state jail felony] if the amount of the controlled substance |
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possessed is, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or |
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dilutants, less than one gram. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act applies |
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only to an offense committed on or after September 1, 2009. |
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(b) An offense committed before September 1, 2009, is |
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covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of |
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this section, an offense was committed before September 1, 2009, if |
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any element of the offense was committed before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |