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TX HB1763

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jon Rosenthal

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Repeals criminal offenses for possession, delivery, and manufacture of marijuana, removing marijuana from the Texas Controlled Substances Act penalty groups

  • Removes tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) and synthetic cannabinoids from the list of controlled substances in Penalty Group 2

  • Eliminates drug paraphernalia offenses by removing references to paraphernalia from delivery and possession statutes throughout the Health and Safety Code

  • Repeals Chapter 487 (Texas Compassionate Use Program for low-THC cannabis) and Chapter 169 of the Occupations Code (medical use regulations), eliminating the separate regulatory framework for medical marijuana

  • Removes marijuana-related conduct as grounds for student discipline, school reporting requirements, alcohol license denials, and child custody determinations, while prohibiting child protective services from taking children based solely on a parent's positive marijuana test

Legislative Description

Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia.

Crimes

Last Action

Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

3/14/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Jurisprudence3/14/2025

Full Bill Text

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