Editing Openai/691e0f9c-82bc-8002-8ff3-50e9ec559a2b (section)

==== Summary of HB 309 ====

Based on the bill text: LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>
# Purpose: - Creates a Texas Hemp Council. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB309/2025/X2|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - Regulates “products derived from hemp,” including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages, plus the hemp-derived cannabinoids in those products. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - Requires occupational licenses and permits for people / businesses in the hemp product supply chain. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - Imposes fees, civil penalties, criminal offenses. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - Imposes taxes related to these hemp products. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB309/2025/X2|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>
# Definitions & Key Provisions (from the bill text): - The bill defines “total tetrahydrocannabinol content” to include not just Δ-9 THC but also Δ-8, Δ-10, tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), and other isomers. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - It explicitly includes delta-9 THC “created by converting tetrahydrocannabinolic acid through decarboxylation” in its definition of regulated cannabinoids. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - It excludes “converted cannabinoid” or synthetic cannabinoids from its regulated definition. “Synthetic cannabinoid” is defined as a man-made chemical that mimics phytocannabinoids. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - The bill allows a person to possess, transport, sell, or purchase consumable hemp products only if the product is processed or manufactured in compliance with this new title. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - It prohibits “local” (city/county) regulation on these products in many cases (“local regulation prohibited”). LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - The bill sets up licensing via a commission (presumably under the Hemp Council) for manufacturers, testers, distributors, etc. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref> - There is a provision that this act takes effect January 1, 2026 (for most parts). LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>