TITLE: Relating to designating October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month.

SUMMARY: Relating to designating October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to designating October as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 662.116 to read as follows: Sec. 662.116. FENTANYL POISONING AWARENESS MONTH. (a) October is Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month to increase awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and potential overdoses. (b) Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month may be regularly observed through appropriate activities in communities to increase awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and potential overdoses. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.