Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits cities from putting Marijuana Decriminalization initiatives on local ballots in Texas.

Highlights:

• Prohibits cities from putting any citizen initiative on local ballots that would decriminalize marijuana or other controlled substances in Texas (Sec. 1-4).

• Prohibits localities from putting initiatives on the ballot that would contravene the state’s consumable hemp laws (Sec. 1-4).

• Requires the attorney general to create a form for people to report violations of the law, and it’d expedite legal proceedings to challenge any city, mandating that an appellate court render its final order or judgment with the least possible delay (Sec. 1-4).

• Specifies that cities found to violate the law by placing a decriminalization initiative or any measure that conflicts with state or federal drug laws would be subject to a $25,000 civil fine for a first offense and a $50,000 fine for any subsequent offense (Sec. 1-4).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect beginning September 1, 2025 (Sec. 6).

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