By: Collier H.B. No. 42       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a defense to prosecution for the possession of certain   consumable hemp products containing a controlled substance or   marihuana.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 481.111, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:          (c-1)  A person does not commit an offense under this   subchapter involving the possession of a controlled substance or   marihuana if:                (1)  the person possesses a product that purports by   the product's label to contain a consumable hemp product that is   authorized under state or federal law;                (2)  the product described by Subdivision (1) contains   a controlled substance or marihuana, other than the substances   extracted from hemp in the concentrations authorized under   Subchapter E, Chapter 443; and                (3)  the person purchased the product described by   Subdivision (1) from a retailer the person reasonably believed was   authorized to sell a consumable hemp product.          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 occurred   before that date.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.