bill lifting the ban on making smokable hemp

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89R4961 JTZ-F

By: Rosenthal
H.B. No. 1750

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products

for smoking.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 122.301(b), Agriculture Code, is amended

to read as follows:

(b) A state agency may [ not ] authorize a person to

manufacture a product containing hemp for smoking . For the

purposes of this subsection, "smoking" means burning or igniting a

substance and inhaling the smoke or heating a substance and

inhaling the resulting vapor or aerosol [ , as defined by Section

443.001, Health and Safety Code ].

SECTION 2. Section 443.204, Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 443.204. RULES RELATED TO SALE OF CONSUMABLE HEMP

PRODUCTS. Rules adopted by the executive commissioner regulating

the sale of consumable hemp products must to the extent allowable by

federal law reflect the following principles:

(1) hemp-derived cannabinoids, including cannabidiol,

are not considered controlled substances or adulterants;

(2) products containing one or more hemp-derived

cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol, intended for ingestion are

considered foods, not controlled substances or adulterated

products; and

(3) consumable hemp products must be packaged and

labeled in the manner provided by Section 443.205 [ ; and

[ (4) the processing or manufacturing of a consumable

hemp product for smoking is prohibited ].

SECTION 3. Section 443.001(11), Health and Safety Code, is

repealed.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.