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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and smokable |
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tobacco products on the campus of a public institution of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.91922 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.91922. USE OF CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE, OR SMOKABLE |
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TOBACCO PRODUCT PROHIBITED. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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154.001, Tax Code. |
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(2) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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161.081, Health and Safety Code. |
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(3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(4) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 155.001, Tax Code. |
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(b) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a |
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policy prohibiting the use of a cigarette, e-cigarette, or smokable |
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tobacco product on the grounds of, or in any building located on, |
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the institution's campus. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, Not later than August 1st of 2024, each public |
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institution of higher education shall adopt the policy required |
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under Section 51.91922, Education Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |