87R20631 JSC-D     By: White, Hunter, et al. H.B. No. 3772     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3772:     By:  Bell of Kaufman C.S.H.B. No. 3772       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the criminal consequences of certain criminal offenses   involving the possession of marihuana or possession of drug   paraphernalia; imposing a fee; authorizing a fine.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 481.002(26), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (26)  "Marihuana" means any part of a [the] plant of the   genus Cannabis [sativa L.], whether growing or not, containing   delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol and:                      (A)  includes:                            (i)  the seeds of that plant; and                            (ii)  processed forms of that plant,   including the resin extracted from the plant and compounds,   manufactures, salts, derivatives, decarboxylates, mixtures, or   preparations of the plant; [,] and                      (B)  [every compound, manufacture, salt,   derivative, mixture, or preparation of that plant or its seeds.  The   term] does not include:                            (i)  any material excluded from the federal   Controlled Substances Act definition of marihuana under 21 U.S.C.   Section 802(16)(B);                            (ii) [(A)  the resin extracted from a part of   the plant or a compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or   preparation of the resin;                      [(B)  the mature stalks of the plant or fiber   produced from the stalks;                      [(C)  oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant;                      [(D)  a compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,   mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks, fiber, oil, or cake;                      [(E)  the sterilized seeds of the plant that are   incapable of beginning germination; or                      [(F)]  hemp, as that term is defined by Section   121.001, Agriculture Code;                            (iii)  a nonconsumable hemp product, as that   term is defined by Section 122.001, Agriculture Code; or                            (iv)  a consumable hemp product, as that   term is defined by Section 443.001.          SECTION 2.  Section 481.103, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  Penalty Group 2 does not include any material excluded   from the definition of marihuana under Section 481.002(26)(B).          SECTION 3.  Section 481.121(b), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is:                (1)  a Class C misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana   possessed is one ounce or less;                (1-a)  a Class B misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana   possessed is two ounces or less but more than one ounce;                (2)  a Class A misdemeanor if the amount of marihuana   possessed is four ounces or less but more than two ounces;                (3)  a state jail felony if the amount of marihuana   possessed is five pounds or less but more than four ounces;                (4)  a felony of the third degree if the amount of   marihuana possessed is 50 pounds or less but more than 5 pounds;                (5)  a felony of the second degree if the amount of   marihuana possessed is 2,000 pounds or less but more than 50 pounds;   and                (6)  punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department   of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years   or less than 5 years, and a fine not to exceed $50,000, if the amount   of marihuana possessed is more than 2,000 pounds.          SECTION 4.  Section 481.134(f), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (f)  An offense otherwise punishable under Section   481.118(b), 481.119(b), 481.120(b)(1), or 481.121(b)(1-a)   [481.121(b)(1)] is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial   of the offense that the offense was committed:                (1)  in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any real property   that is owned, rented, or leased to a school or school board, the   premises of a public or private youth center, or a playground; or                (2)  on a school bus.          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-a) [(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;                (3)  Section 28.08, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (b)(2) or (3) of that section;                (4)  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (e)(2)(A) of that section;                (5)  Section 31.04, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (e)(2) of that section;                (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.  Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended by adding Article 45.02161 to read as   follows:          Art. 45.02161.  EXPUNCTION OF CERTAIN RECORDS. (a)  This   article applies only to a person charged with an offense under   Section 481.121(b)(1) or 481.125(a), Health and Safety Code.          (b)  Records of a person relating to a complaint may be   expunged under this article if:                (1)  the complaint was dismissed under Article 45.051   or 45.052 or other law and:                      (A)  at least 180 days have elapsed from the date   of the dismissal; or                      (B)  at least one year has elapsed from the date of   the citation; or                (2)  the person was acquitted of the offense.          (c)  The person must make a written request to have the   records expunged.  The request must be under oath.          (d)  The court shall order all complaints, verdicts,   sentences, and prosecutorial and law enforcement records and any   other documents relating to the offense expunged from the person's   record if the court finds that the person satisfies the   requirements of this article.          (e)  The justice or municipal court shall require a person   who requests expungement under this article to pay a fee in the   amount of $30 to defray the cost of notifying state agencies of   orders of expungement under this article.          (f)  The procedures for expunction provided under this   article are separate and distinct from the expunction procedures   under Chapter 55.          SECTION 7.  Article 45.051, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:          (a-2)  Unless the defendant has previously received a   deferral of disposition for an offense under Section 481.121(b)(1)   or 481.125(a), Health and Safety Code, committed within the   12-month period preceding the date of the commission of the instant   offense, on plea of guilty or nolo contendere for either offense,   the judge shall defer further proceedings without entering an   adjudication of guilt and place the defendant on probation under   the provisions of this article.          SECTION 8.  Subchapter A, Chapter 102, Code of Criminal   Procedure, is amended by adding Article 102.0179 to read as   follows:          Art. 102.0179.  FINE FOR CERTAIN DRUG AND TEXAS CONTROLLED   SUBSTANCES ACT CONVICTIONS: MOBILITY FUND.  (a)  In addition to any   other fees and fines imposed under this subchapter, a defendant   convicted of an offense described by Section 521.372(a),   Transportation Code, punishable by fine only shall pay a fine of   $100.          (b)  The court shall waive imposition of a fine under this   article if the defendant's driver's license is suspended under   Chapter 521, Transportation Code, as a result of the conviction of   another offense arising from the same criminal episode.          (c)  The court shall collect the fine under this article in   the same manner as court costs are collected in the case.          (d)  A fine collected under this article shall be deposited   to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.          SECTION 9.  Section 411.0728(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  This section applies only to a person:                (1)  who is convicted of or placed on deferred   adjudication community supervision for an offense under:                      (A)  Section 481.120, Health and Safety Code, if   the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1);                      (B)  Section 481.121, Health and Safety Code, if   the offense is punishable under Subsection (b)(1-a) [(b)(1)];                      (C)  Section 31.03, Penal Code, if the offense is   punishable under Subsection (e)(1) or (2); or                      (D)  Section 43.02, Penal Code; and                (2)  who, if requested by the applicable law   enforcement agency or prosecuting attorney to provide assistance in   the investigation or prosecution of an offense under Section   20A.02, 20A.03, or 43.05, Penal Code, or a federal offense   containing elements that are substantially similar to the elements   of an offense under any of those sections:                      (A)  provided assistance in the investigation or   prosecution of the offense; or                      (B)  did not provide assistance in the   investigation or prosecution of the offense due to the person's age   or a physical or mental disability resulting from being a victim of   an offense described by this subdivision.          SECTION 10.  Section 521.372, Transportation Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:          (d)  This section does not apply to a drug offense punishable   by fine only under the laws of this state.          SECTION 11.  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 was   committed before that date.          SECTION 12.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this   section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.          (b)  Article 102.0179, Code of Criminal Procedure, and   Section 521.372(d), Transportation Code, as added by this Act, take   effect on the 91st day after the date the office of the attorney   general publishes in the Texas Register a finding that:                (1)  the legislature of this state has adopted a   resolution expressing the legislature's opposition to a law meeting   the requirements of 23 U.S.C. Section 159 in suspending, revoking,   or denying the driver's license of a person convicted of a drug   offense punishable by fine only for a period of six months;                (2)  the governor of this state has submitted to the   United States secretary of transportation:                      (A)  a written certification of the governor's   opposition to the enactment or enforcement of a law required under   23 U.S.C. Section 159 as that law relates to offenses punishable by   fine only; and                      (B)  a written certification that the legislature   has adopted the resolution described by Subdivision (1) of this   subsection; and                (3)  the United States secretary of transportation has   responded to the governor's submission and certified that highway   funds will not be withheld from this state in response to the   partial repeal of the law required under 23 U.S.C. Section 159.