Texas HB36: Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses.

What the bill says

An act relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses.

From the introduced text, August 15, 2025:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 443.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (8-a) to read as follows: [ADDED: (8-a)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Minor" means a person younger than 21 years of ] [ADDED: age.] SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 443, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Sections 443.208, 443.209, 443.210, 443.211, and 443.212 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 443.208.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF PROHIBITED SALE OR ] [ADDED: DELIVERY OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS TO PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 21 ] [ PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: (a) ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A person commits an ] [ADDED: offense if the person, with criminal negligence, sells, gives, or ] [ADDED: causes to be sold or given a consumable hemp product to a person ] [ADDED: younger than 21 years of age.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: …

Sponsors

• Charlie Geren (R, HD-099) · primary sponsor