87R11716 MCF-D     By: Lucio III H.B. No. 2718       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the punishment for possession of small amounts of   certain controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 2.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 481.116, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:          (a-1)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,   an offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor if the   conduct constituting the offense consisted of possessing one   e-cigarette, as defined by Section 161.081, containing   tetrahydrocannabinol or a tetrahydrocannabinol derivative or   analogue.          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 was   committed before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.