What is the status of HB6?

In committee as of August 18, 2025. Latest action: Referred to Public Health (August 18, 2025).

Where is the official record for HB6?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00006

Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session

Texas HB6: Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Q: What is HB6?

HB6 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Q: What does HB6 do?

In its own words: An act relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Status: In committee, August 18, 2025

What the bill says

An act relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

From the introduced text, August 15, 2025:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 431.011(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) This chapter applies to a consumable hemp product subject to Chapter 443. [[DELETED: An article regulated under this chapter ] [DELETED: may not be deemed to be adulterated solely on the basis that the ] [DELETED: article is a consumable hemp product.]] SECTION 2. Section 443.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (8-a) to read as follows: (1) "Consumable hemp product" means[ADDED: a product suitable ] [ADDED: for ingestion, absorption, or inhalation by humans, including a] food, a drug, a device, or a cosmetic, as those terms are defined by Section 431.002, that contains hemp or one or more hemp-derived cannabinoids, including cannabidiol[ADDED: or cannabigerol]. [ADDED: (8-a) "Minor" means a person under 21 years of age.] SECTION 3. Chapter 443, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subchapter A-1 to read as follows: [ADDED: SUBCHAPTER A-1. NONAPPLICABILITY] [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 443.021.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: …

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