89th Legislature 2nd Special Session

HB 6

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 6 overhauls the regulation of consumable hemp products in Texas. It bans any hemp product containing cannabinoids other than cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabigerol (CBG) and requires all such products to be registered with the state before sale. Manufacturers, processors, and retailers must obtain costly licenses and pay substantial annual fees ($10,000 for processing/manufacturing; $20,000 for retail locations). The bill imposes strict testing, labeling, packaging, and QR code verification requirements, prohibits marketing to minors, and criminalizes sales to anyone under 21, mail/courier delivery, unlicensed sales, and certain product displays. It creates multiple new criminal offenses, some felonies, along with administrative penalties up to $10,000 per violation.
Author
Gary Vandeaver