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      H.B. No. 163         AN ACT   relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine   delivery systems by certain entities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 773.0145, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (c) to   read as follows:           (a-1)     This section does not apply to an entity that is   required by another law to adopt and implement a policy governing   the maintenance, administration, and disposal of epinephrine   delivery systems by the entity.          (c)  An entity in this state, including a governmental   entity, [ described by Subsection (a) ] may adopt a policy regarding   the maintenance, administration, and disposal of epinephrine   delivery systems  [ auto-injectors ].          SECTION 2.  Sections 773.0145(a) and (b), Health and Safety   Code, are repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 163 was passed by the House on April   30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 138, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.   No. 163 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 105, Nays 29,   1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 163 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 25, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays   0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor