GENERAL PROVISIONS

Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code ch. 1

in effect

Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 1.001. PURPOSE OF CODE.

(a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Chapter 323 , Government Code. The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change. (b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable, by: (1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order; (2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law; (3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and (4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.

Chapter 311 , Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 1.003. INTERNAL REFERENCES.

In this code: (1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and (2) a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 1.004. REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY CODE.

A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of the statute. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 1.005. DEFINITIONS.

In this code: (1) "Artificial swimming lagoon" means an artificial body of water used for recreational purposes with more than 20,000 square feet of surface area, an artificial liner, and a method of disinfectant. The term does not include a body of water open to the public that continuously recirculates water from a spring or a pool. (2) "Licensed practitioner" includes a sex offender treatment provider who is licensed under Chapter 110 , Occupations Code. (3) "Public swimming pool" means an artificial body of water, including a spa, maintained expressly for public recreational purposes, swimming and similar aquatic sports, or therapeutic purposes. The term does not include an artificial swimming lagoon or a body of water open to the public that continuously recirculates water from a spring. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1089 (H.B. 2036 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 1.006. REPORTS.

Notwithstanding any other law, each report that is required by this code to be submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature must be submitted not later than December 1 of the year that the report is due. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 664 (H.B. 4666 ), Sec. 11, eff. June 20, 2025.

Source: TX Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Fetched: 6/29/2026