88R10933 CJD-D     By: Talarico H.B. No. 2387       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the availability of the defense to prosecution for   certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of   controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable   volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for   defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The following provisions of the Health and   Safety Code are repealed:                (1)  Sections 481.115(h) and (i);                (2)  Sections 481.1151(d) and (e);                (3)  Sections 481.116(g) and (h);                (4)  Sections 481.1161(d) and (e);                (5)  Sections 481.117(g) and (h);                (6)  Sections 481.118(g) and (h);                (7)  Sections 481.119(d) and (e);                (8)  Sections 481.121(d) and (e);                (9)  Sections 481.125(h) and (i);                (10)  Sections 483.041(f) and (g); and                (11)  Sections 485.031(d) and (e).          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply 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, 2023.