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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of tobacco products and cigarettes on property |
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owned, used, or controlled by the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 493.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 493.026. TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (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) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 155.001, Tax Code. |
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(b) The board shall adopt a rule that permits the possession |
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and use of tobacco products and cigarettes by: |
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(1) employees of and persons in the custody of the |
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department; and |
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(2) visitors to property owned, used, or controlled by |
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the department. |
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(c) The rule must provide for the designation by the |
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executive director of approved areas in which persons in the |
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custody of the department are permitted to use tobacco products and |
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cigarettes. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall adopt |
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the rule described by Section 493.026, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than October 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |