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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas designates carisoprodol, mifepristone, and misoprostol as Schedule IV controlled substances starting January 1, 2026
Last action · August 18, 2025: Referred to State AffairsSponsors: Tom Oliverson and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas classifies carisoprodol, mifepristone, and misoprostol as under the Texas Controlled Substances Act, taking effect on January 1, 2026.
The change alters the legal classification and regulatory oversight of three specific pharmaceutical drugs for any offenses committed on or after the effective date.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Individuals and entities prescribing or dispensing carisoprodol, mifepristone, or misoprostol
Their handling of these substances becomes subject to the regulatory requirements of Schedule IV controlled substances.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Aug 18, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to State Affairs
- Aug 18, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Aug 15, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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