Overview

• Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the Senate’s prohibition bill would not advance out of the second special session after talks with Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows failed.
• Most hemp-derived gummies, beverages and smokable products remain legal statewide, and lawmakers left without adopting a proposed age-21 purchase restriction.
• A separate law now makes the manufacture, sale or marketing of THC and other cannabinoid vape devices a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail and $4,000 in fines, though possession is not criminalized.
• The Senate passed its ban again, but the bill sat without a hearing in the House Public Health Committee as last-minute negotiations did not yield a deal.
• Abbott has argued for an alcohol-style regulatory framework rather than a blanket ban and told reporters to “stay tuned” when asked about calling a third special session.