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Senate Bill 248 |
Senate Author: Johnson et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
House Sponsor: Thierry |
Senate Bill 248 amends the Health and Safety Code and Tax Code to provide for the regulation of e‑cigarettes, the use of which is commonly known as vaping. The bill establishes a framework for regulating the sale of e‑cigarettes analogous to the way in which the state regulates tobacco sales by requiring those selling e‑cigarettes to first obtain an e‑cigarette retailer permit. Among other provisions, the bill expands what constitutes an e‑cigarette; provides for disciplinary action to be taken against cigarette, e‑cigarette, and tobacco product retailers for offenses committed by an agent or employee of the retailer; and creates a new class of tobacco wholesaler permit for an interstate warehouse that receives unstamped cigarettes.