88R672 LHC-D     By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 369       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the criminal penalty for possession of certain small   amounts of controlled substances in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 481.115(b), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony   if the amount of the controlled substance possessed is, by   aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, a usable   quantity that is more than 0.02 grams but less than one gram.          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, 2023.