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TX SB1234
Bill
Status
2/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kelly Hancock
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AI Summary
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Expands the child, elderly, and disabled individual endangerment statute to include Penalty Group 1-B controlled substances (primarily fentanyl and fentanyl derivatives) alongside methamphetamine
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Creates a legal presumption of imminent danger when a person manufactures, possesses, or introduces Penalty Group 1-B substances into anyone's body in the presence of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual
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Establishes presumption of endangerment when a child's or vulnerable individual's bodily specimen tests positive for Penalty Group 1-B substances due to the substance's proximity or accessibility
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Adds Penalty Group 1-B substances to existing provisions that presume endangerment when a person unlawfully injects, ingests, or inhales controlled substances
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Takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to offenses committed on or after that date
Legislative Description
Relating to committing the criminal offense of endangering a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual by engaging in certain conduct involving a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
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Last Action
Committee report printed and distributed
4/23/2025