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Relating to the definition of an abuse unit for certain controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act, the official text

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S.B. No. 1936

AN ACT

relating to the definition of an abuse unit for certain controlled

substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 481.002(50), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(50) "Abuse unit" means:

(A) except as provided by Paragraph (B):

(i) a single unit on or in any adulterant,

dilutant, or similar carrier medium, including marked or perforated

blotter paper, a tablet, gelatin wafer, sugar cube, or stamp, or

other medium that contains any amount of a controlled substance

listed in Penalty Group 1-A, if the unit is commonly used in abuse

of that substance; or

(ii) each 10 milligrams [quarter-inch

square section] of paper, calculated by rounding the weight down to

the nearest whole number, if the adulterant, dilutant, or carrier

medium is paper not marked or perforated into individual abuse

units; or

(B) if the controlled substance is in liquid or

solid form, 40 micrograms of the controlled substance including any

adulterant or dilutant.

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 on the date 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, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1936 passed the Senate on

April 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1936 passed the House on

May 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 108, Nays 26, two

present not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor
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