HB1763 - Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia.

  89R4951 CJD-D     By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 1763       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain   regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids,   synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The following provisions are repealed:                (1)  Section 122.103(c), Agriculture Code;                (2)  Section 122.358, Agriculture Code;                (3)  Sections 69.06(e) and 104.01(c), Alcoholic   Beverage Code;                (4)  Article 13A.553, Code of Criminal Procedure;                (5)  Sections 443.202(a) and 443.2025(a), Health and   Safety Code;                (6)  Section 481.002(17), Health and Safety Code;                (7)  Section 481.1031, Health and Safety Code;                (8)  Sections 481.111(c), (e), and (f), Health and   Safety Code;                (9)  Sections 481.1131, 481.1161, 481.120, 481.121,   481.125, and 481.183, Health and Safety Code;                (10)  Subchapter G, Chapter 481, Health and Safety   Code;                (11)  Chapter 487, Health and Safety Code; and                (12)  Chapter 169, Occupations Code.          SECTION 2.  Section 122.354, Agriculture Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 122.354.  DEPARTMENT RULES. The department[ , in   consultation with the Department of Public Safety, ] shall adopt   rules regulating the transportation of hemp in this state [ to   ensure that illegal marihuana is not transported into or through   this state disguised as legal hemp ].          SECTION 3.  Section 69.06(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The commission shall deny an original application for a   retail dealer's on-premise license if the commission finds that the   applicant or the applicant's spouse, during the five years   immediately preceding the application, was finally convicted of a   felony or one of the following offenses:                (1)  prostitution or solicitation of prostitution;                (2)  a vagrancy offense involving moral turpitude;                (3)  bookmaking;                (4)  gambling or gaming;                (5)  an offense involving controlled substances as   defined in the Texas Controlled Substances Act, including [ an   offense involving a synthetic cannabinoid, or ] an offense involving   other dangerous drugs;                (6)  a violation of this code resulting in the   cancellation of a license or permit, or a fine of not less than   $500;                (7)  more than three violations of this code relating   to minors;                (8)  bootlegging; or                (9)  an offense involving firearms or a deadly weapon.          SECTION 4.  Section 104.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A person authorized to sell malt beverages at retail, or   the person's agent, servant, or employee, may not engage in or   permit conduct on the premises of the retailer which is lewd,   immoral, or offensive to public decency, including any of the   following acts:                (1)  the use of loud and vociferous or obscene, vulgar,   or indecent language, or permitting its use;                (2)  the exposure of a person or permitting a person to   expose himself or herself;                (3)  rudely displaying or permitting a person to rudely   display a pistol or other deadly weapon in a manner calculated to   disturb persons in the retail establishment;                (4)  solicitation of any person to buy drinks for   consumption by the retailer or any of the retailer's employees;                (5)  being intoxicated on the licensed premises;                (6)  permitting lewd or vulgar entertainment or acts;                (7)  permitting solicitations of persons for immoral or   sexual purposes;                (8)  failing or refusing to comply with state or   municipal health or sanitary laws or ordinances; or                (9)  possession of a narcotic [ or synthetic   cannabinoid ] or any equipment used or designed for the   administering of a narcotic [ or a synthetic cannabinoid ] or   permitting a person on the licensed premises to do so.          SECTION 5.  Article 14.06(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  Subsection (c) applies only to a person charged with   committing an offense under:                (1)  [ Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if the   offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that   section;                [ (1-a)     Section 481.1161, Health and Safety Code, if   the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) of that   section;                [ (2) ]  Section 28.03, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (b)(2) of that section;                 (2)  [ (3) ]  Section 28.08, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) of that section;                 (3)  [ (4) ]  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (e)(2)(A) of that section;                 (4)  [ (5) ]  Section 31.04, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (e)(2) of that section;                 (5)  [ (5-a) ]  Section 37.10, Penal Code, if the offense   is for tampering with a temporary tag issued under Chapter 502 or   503, Transportation Code;                (6)  Section 38.114, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable as a Class B misdemeanor; or                (7)  Section 521.457, Transportation Code.          SECTION 6.  Article 15.27(h), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          (h)  This article applies to any felony offense and the   following misdemeanors:                (1)  an offense under Section 20.02, 21.08, 22.01,   22.05, 22.07, or 71.02, Penal Code;                (2)  the unlawful use, sale, or possession of a   controlled substance[ , drug paraphernalia, or marihuana ], as   defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code; or                (3)  the unlawful possession of any of the weapons or   devices listed in Sections 46.01(1)-(14) or (16), Penal Code, or a   weapon listed as a prohibited weapon under Section 46.05, Penal   Code.          SECTION 7.  Article 18.02(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A search warrant may be issued to search for and seize:                (1)  property acquired by theft or in any other manner   which makes its acquisition a penal offense;                (2)  property specially designed, made, or adapted for   or commonly used in the commission of an offense;                (3)  arms and munitions kept or prepared for the   purposes of insurrection or riot;                (4)  weapons prohibited by the Penal Code;                (5)  gambling devices or equipment, altered gambling   equipment, or gambling paraphernalia;                (6)  obscene materials kept or prepared for commercial   distribution or exhibition, subject to the additional rules set   forth by law;                (7)  a drug, controlled substance, immediate   precursor, chemical precursor, or other controlled substance   property, including an apparatus [ or paraphernalia ] kept,   prepared, or manufactured in violation of the laws of this state;                (8)  any property the possession of which is prohibited   by law;                (9)  implements or instruments used in the commission   of a crime;                (10)  property or items, except the personal writings   by the accused, constituting evidence of an offense or constituting   evidence tending to show that a particular person committed an   offense;                (11)  persons;                (12)  contraband subject to forfeiture under Chapter 59   of this code;                (13)  electronic customer data held in electronic   storage, including the contents of and records and other   information related to a wire communication or electronic   communication held in electronic storage; or                (14)  a cellular telephone or other wireless   communications device, subject to Article 18.0215.          SECTION 8.  Article 18A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended to read as follows:          Art. 18A.101.  OFFENSES FOR WHICH INTERCEPTION ORDER MAY BE   ISSUED. A judge of competent jurisdiction may issue an   interception order only if the prosecutor applying for the order   shows probable cause to believe that the interception will provide   evidence of the commission of:                (1)  a felony under any of the following provisions of   the Health and Safety Code:                      (A)  Chapter 481[ , other than felony possession of   marihuana ];                      (B)  Chapter 483; or    &# [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]