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      S.B. No. 1936         AN ACT   relating to the definition of an abuse unit for certain controlled   substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 481.002(50), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (50)  "Abuse unit" means:                      (A)  except as provided by Paragraph (B):                            (i)  a single unit on or in any adulterant,   dilutant, or similar carrier medium, including marked or perforated   blotter paper, a tablet, gelatin wafer, sugar cube, or stamp, or   other medium that contains any amount of a controlled substance   listed in Penalty Group 1-A, if the unit is commonly used in abuse   of that substance; or                            (ii)  each 10 milligrams [ quarter-inch   square section ] of paper, calculated by rounding the weight down to   the nearest whole number, if the adulterant, dilutant, or carrier   medium is paper not marked or perforated into individual abuse   units; or                      (B)  if the controlled substance is in liquid or   solid form, 40 micrograms of the controlled substance including any   adulterant or dilutant.          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.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1936 passed the Senate on   April 16, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1936 passed the House on   May 24, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 108, Nays 26, two   present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor