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Amend SB 201 (committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 2165.259 to read as follows:
Sec. 2165.259. SMOKING TOBACCO ON STATE CAPITOL GROUNDS. (a) In this section, "State Capitol grounds" has the meaning assigned by Section 2165.255.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person is in possession of a burning tobacco product or smokes tobacco on the State Capitol grounds.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) The State Preservation Board shall adopt rules on the enforcement and notification of Section 2165.259.