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April 11, 2025
The Texas legislature will holding a sub-committee on Disease Prevention and Womens’ and Childrens’ Health (Public Health) meeting on Monday April 14th, at 8 am to take up testimony on HB46
Representative King has brought forward HB46 which is the companion bill to Senator Perry’s SB1505. King’s bill is identical to Perry’s given that it is a companion bill. It is currently co-authored by Rep. Shaw Morales.
Seen in the adjacent photo is two Texas hemp business owners testifying this past Monday on HB28 about how the programs fare vs medical quality and the rules needing enforcement in Texas on hemp. Currently, DPS oversees the TCU Program
From the Texas Cannabis Poicy Center – House Bill 46 improves the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP). The bill defines the allowable amount of THC in terms of milligrams (rather than % by weight) and allows the use of cannabis patches, lotions, and suppositories as well as approved inhalers, nebulizers, and vaping devices.
To ensure adequate patient access, HB 46 instructs the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to issue 11 dispensing licenses, which must be located strategically within Texas’ 11 public health regions. The bill also allows dispensing organizations to open approved satellite locations.
Prescription Limits: Patients would be prescribed a 90-day supply of medication. Total THC would be limited to 20mg per dose and 1.2g per package.
Product Availability: Allows the use of cannabis patches, lotions, and suppositories as well as approved inhalers, nebulizers, and vaping devices.
Satellite Locations: With approval from DPS, licensed dispensing organizations could open one or more satellite locations in addition to their primary location.
Limited Licenses: DPS would required to issue 11 licenses.
Regional Access: New or renewed licenses would be issued strategically to ensure adequate patient access in each of Texas’ 11 public health regions.
Active Licenses: Dispensing organizations would be required to begin operations within 24 months of receiving their license and must maintain production in order to retain their license.
If passed, HB 46 would go into effect on September 1, 2025 and all necessary rules must be adopted by October 1, 2025.
Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c410 and selecting HB46. Register to submit a comment. Quite a few people have noted to us that they had problems on mobile (especially Android or in the FB messenger app browser on iPhone and Android) with doing this registration where the next button is hidden at the bottom with no way to move the page or resize it. To fix this, turn your phone to horizontal view to make the button visible and usable.
You can also come to testify. register to make a quick easy profile to do so here https://house.texas.gov/committees/witness-registration and once on capitol grounds and on their wifi you can register to testify and skip the kiosk line by going here: http://hwrs.house.texas.gov/
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