84R2651 SCL-D
 
  By: Alvarado H.B. No. 170
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to regulation of vapor products; authorizing fees;
  creating offenses; providing a penalty.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Subchapter H, Chapter 161, Health
  and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER H.  DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES, VAPOR PRODUCTS, OR
  TOBACCO PRODUCTS
         SECTION 2.  Section 161.081, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subdivisions (3) and (4) and adding Subdivision
  (5-a) to read as follows:
               (3)  "Retail sale" means a transfer of possession from
  a retailer to a consumer in connection with a purchase, sale, or
  exchange for value of cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco
  products.
               (4)  "Retailer" means a person who engages in the
  practice of selling cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products
  to consumers and includes the owner of a coin-operated cigarette,
  vapor product, or tobacco product vending machine. The term
  includes a retailer as that term is defined [has the meaning
  assigned] by Section 154.001 or 155.001, Tax Code, as applicable.
               (5-a)  "Vapor product" means:
                     (A)  an electronic cigarette or any other device
  that uses a mechanical heating element, battery, or electronic
  circuit to deliver vapor that may include nicotine to the
  individual inhaling from the device; or
                     (B)  any substance used to fill or refill an
  electronic cigarette or other device described by Paragraph (A).
         SECTION 3.  The heading to Section 161.082, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.082.  SALE OF CIGARETTES, VAPOR PRODUCTS, OR
  TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 18 YEARS OF AGE
  PROHIBITED; PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED.
         SECTION 4.  Sections 161.082(a), (b), and (d), Health and
  Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person commits an offense if the person, with criminal
  negligence:
               (1)  sells, gives, or causes to be sold or given a
  cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco product to someone who is
  younger than 18 years of age; or
               (2)  sells, gives, or causes to be sold or given a
  cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco product to another person who
  intends to deliver it to someone who is younger than 18 years of
  age.
         (b)  If an offense under this section occurs in connection
  with a sale by an employee of the owner of a store in which
  cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products are sold at retail,
  the employee is criminally responsible for the offense and is
  subject to prosecution.
         (d)  It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1)
  that the person to whom the cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco
  product was sold or given presented to the defendant apparently
  valid proof of identification.
         SECTION 5.  Section 161.0825(e), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under
  Section 161.082 that:
               (1)  a transaction scan device identified a license or
  certificate as valid and the defendant accessed the information and
  relied on the results in good faith; or
               (2)  if the defendant is the owner of a store in which
  cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products are sold at retail,
  the offense under Section 161.082 occurs in connection with a sale
  by an employee of the owner, and the owner had provided the employee
  with:
                     (A)  a transaction scan device in working
  condition; and
                     (B)  adequate training in the use of the
  transaction scan device.
         SECTION 6.  The heading to Section 161.083, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.083.  SALE OF CIGARETTES, VAPOR PRODUCTS, OR
  TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 27 YEARS OF AGE.
         SECTION 7.  Section 161.083, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b) and
  (c) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  A person may not sell, give, or cause to be sold or
  given a vapor product to someone who is younger than 27 years of age
  unless the person to whom the vapor product was sold or given
  presents an apparently valid proof of identification.
         (b)  A retailer shall adequately supervise and train the
  retailer's agents and employees to prevent a violation of
  Subsections [Subsection] (a) and (a-1).
         (c)  A proof of identification described by Section
  161.082(e) satisfies the requirements of Subsections [Subsection]
  (a) and (a-1).
         SECTION 8.  Sections 161.084(a), (b), and (d), Health and
  Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Each person who sells cigarettes, vapor products, or
  tobacco products at retail or by vending machine shall post a sign
  in a location that is conspicuous to all employees and customers and
  that is close to the place at which the cigarettes, vapor products,
  or tobacco products may be purchased.
         (b)  The sign must include the statement:
         PURCHASING OR ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE VAPOR PRODUCTS OR
  TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY
  LAW.  SALE OR PROVISION OF VAPOR PRODUCTS OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO A
  MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.  UPON CONVICTION,
  A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR, INCLUDING A FINE OF UP TO $500, MAY BE
  IMPOSED.  VIOLATIONS MAY BE REPORTED TO THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER'S
  OFFICE BY CALLING (insert toll-free telephone number).  PREGNANT
  WOMEN SHOULD NOT SMOKE.  SMOKERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BABIES WHO
  ARE BORN PREMATURE OR WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT.
         (d)  The comptroller on request shall provide the sign
  without charge to any person who sells cigarettes, vapor products,
  or tobacco products. The comptroller may provide the sign without
  charge to distributors of cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco
  products or wholesale dealers of cigarettes, vapor products, or
  tobacco products in this state for distribution to persons who sell
  cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products. A distributor or
  wholesale dealer may not charge for distributing a sign under this
  subsection.
         SECTION 9.  Sections 161.085(a) and (b), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Each retailer shall notify each individual employed by
  that retailer who is to be engaged in retail sales of cigarettes,
  vapor products, or tobacco products that state law:
               (1)  prohibits the sale or distribution of cigarettes,
  vapor products, or tobacco products to any person who is younger
  than 18 years of age as provided by Section 161.082 and that a
  violation of that section is a Class C misdemeanor; and
               (2)  requires each person who sells cigarettes, vapor
  products, or tobacco products at retail or by vending machine to
  post a warning notice as provided by Section 161.084, requires each
  employee to ensure that the appropriate sign is always properly
  displayed while that employee is exercising the employee's duties,
  and provides that a violation of Section 161.084 is a Class C
  misdemeanor.
         (b)  The notice required by Subsection (a) must be provided
  within 72 hours of the date an individual begins to engage in retail
  sales of vapor or tobacco products. The individual shall signify
  that the individual has received the notice required by Subsection
  (a) by signing a form stating that the law has been fully explained,
  that the individual understands the law, and that the individual,
  as a condition of employment, agrees to comply with the law.
         SECTION 10.  Section 161.086(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a retailer or
  other person may not:
               (1)  offer cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco
  products for sale in a manner that permits a customer direct access
  to the cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products; or
               (2)  install or maintain a vending machine containing
  cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products.
         SECTION 11.  The heading to Section 161.087, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.087.  DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES, VAPOR PRODUCTS,
  OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
         SECTION 12.  Sections 161.087(a) and (b), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person may not distribute to persons younger than 18
  years of age:
               (1)  a free sample of a cigarette, vapor product, or
  tobacco product; or
               (2)  a coupon or other item that the recipient may use
  to receive a free or discounted cigarette, vapor product, or
  tobacco product or a sample cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco
  product.
         (b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person,
  including a permit holder, may not accept or redeem, offer to accept
  or redeem, or hire a person to accept or redeem a coupon or other
  item that the recipient may use to receive a free or discounted
  cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco product or a sample cigarette,
  vapor product, or tobacco product if the recipient is younger than
  18 years of age. A coupon or other item that such a recipient may
  use to receive a free or discounted cigarette, vapor product, or
  tobacco product or a sample cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco
  product may not be redeemable through mail or courier delivery.
         SECTION 13.  Sections 161.088(b) and (d), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The comptroller may make block grants to counties and
  municipalities to be used by local law enforcement agencies to
  enforce this subchapter in a manner that can reasonably be expected
  to reduce the extent to which cigarettes, vapor products, and
  tobacco products are sold or distributed to persons who are younger
  than 18 years of age. At least annually, random unannounced
  inspections shall be conducted at various locations where
  cigarettes, vapor products, and tobacco products are sold or
  distributed to ensure compliance with this subchapter. The
  comptroller shall rely, to the fullest extent possible, on local
  law enforcement agencies to enforce this subchapter.
         (d)  The use of a person younger than 18 years of age to act
  as a minor decoy to test compliance with this subchapter shall be
  conducted in a fashion that promotes fairness. A person may be
  enlisted by the comptroller or a local law enforcement agency to act
  as a minor decoy only if the following requirements are met:
               (1)  written parental consent is obtained for the use
  of a person younger than 18 years of age to act as a minor decoy to
  test compliance with this subchapter;
               (2)  at the time of the inspection, the minor decoy is
  younger than 17 years of age;
               (3)  the minor decoy has an appearance that would cause
  a reasonably prudent seller of cigarettes, vapor products, or
  tobacco products to request identification and proof of age;
               (4)  the minor decoy carries either the minor's own
  identification showing the minor's correct date of birth or carries
  no identification, and a minor decoy who carries identification
  presents it on request to any seller of cigarettes, vapor products,
  or tobacco products; and
               (5)  the minor decoy answers truthfully any questions
  about the minor's age.
         SECTION 14.  Section 161.089, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.089.  PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW. This subchapter
  does not preempt a local regulation of the sale, distribution, or
  use of cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products or affect
  the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an
  ordinance or requirement relating to the sale, distribution, or use
  of cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products if the
  regulation, ordinance, or requirement:
               (1)  is compatible with and equal to or more stringent
  than a requirement prescribed by this subchapter; or
               (2)  relates to an issue that is not specifically
  addressed by this subchapter or Chapter 154 or 155, Tax Code.
         SECTION 15.  Section 161.0901, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.0901.  DEPARTMENT REPORT [OF OFFICE OF SMOKING AND
  HEALTH]. (a)  Not later than January 5th of each odd-numbered year
  the [Office of Smoking and Health of the] department shall report to
  the governor, lieutenant governor, and [the] speaker of the house
  of representatives on the status of smoking and the use of vapor
  products, tobacco, and tobacco products in this state.
         (b)  The report must include, at a minimum:
               (1)  a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding
  retail compliance with this subchapter, Subchapter K, and Chapters
  154 and 155, Tax Code;
               (2)  a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding
  illegal vapor product and tobacco sales, including:
                     (A)  sales to minors;
                     (B)  enforcement actions concerning minors; and
                     (C)  sources of citations;
               (3)  vapor product and tobacco controls and initiatives
  by the [Office of Smoking and Health of the] department, or any
  other state agency, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of
  the controls and initiatives;
               (4)  the future goals and plans of the [Office of
  Smoking and Health of the] department to decrease the use of vapor
  products, tobacco, and tobacco products;
               (5)  the educational programs of the [Office of Smoking
  and Health of the] department and the effectiveness of those
  programs; and
               (6)  the incidence of use of vapor products, tobacco,
  and tobacco products by regions in this state, including use of
  cigarettes, vapor products, and tobacco products by ethnicity.
         SECTION 16.  The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 161,
  Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER K.  PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN CIGARETTE, VAPOR PRODUCT, OR
  TOBACCO PRODUCT ADVERTISING; FEE
         SECTION 17.  Section 161.121, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subdivision (6) to read as follows:
               (6)  "Vapor product" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 161.081.
         SECTION 18.  Sections 161.122(a) and (b), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by this section, a sign containing an
  advertisement for cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products
  may not be located closer than 1,000 feet to a church or school.
         (b)  The measurement of the distance between the sign
  containing an advertisement for cigarettes, vapor products, or
  tobacco products and an institution listed in Subsection (a) is
  from the nearest property line of the institution to a point on a
  street or highway closest to the sign, along street lines and in
  direct lines across intersections.
         SECTION 19.  Section 161.123(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A purchaser of advertising is liable for and shall remit
  to the comptroller a fee that is 10 percent of the gross sales price
  of any outdoor advertising of cigarettes, vapor products, and
  tobacco products in this state.
         SECTION 20.  Section 161.124(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  Money in the account may be appropriated only for
  administration and enforcement of this section, enforcement of law
  relating to cigarettes, vapor products, and tobacco products, and
  the education advertising campaign and grant program established
  under Subchapter O[, Chapter 161].
         SECTION 21.  The heading to Subchapter N, Chapter 161,
  Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER N. VAPOR PRODUCT AND TOBACCO USE BY MINORS
         SECTION 22.  Section 161.251, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
               (3)  "Vapor product" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 161.081.
         SECTION 23.  The heading to Section 161.252, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.252.  POSSESSION, PURCHASE, CONSUMPTION, OR
  RECEIPT OF CIGARETTES, VAPOR PRODUCTS, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY
  MINORS PROHIBITED.
         SECTION 24.  Sections 161.252(a) and (b), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  An individual who is younger than 18 years of age
  commits an offense if the individual:
               (1)  possesses, purchases, consumes, or accepts a
  cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco product; or
               (2)  falsely represents himself or herself to be 18
  years of age or older by displaying proof of age that is false,
  fraudulent, or not actually proof of the individual's own age in
  order to obtain possession of, purchase, or receive a cigarette,
  vapor product, or tobacco product.
         (b)  It is an exception to the application of this section
  that the individual younger than 18 years of age possessed the
  cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco product in the presence of:
               (1)  an adult parent, a guardian, or a spouse of the
  individual; or
               (2)  an employer of the individual, if possession or
  receipt of the vapor or tobacco product is required in the
  performance of the employee's duties as an employee.
         SECTION 25.  The heading to Section 161.253, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.253.  VAPOR PRODUCT AND TOBACCO AWARENESS PROGRAM;
  COMMUNITY SERVICE.
         SECTION 26.  Sections 161.253(a), (b), (c), (d), and (e),
  Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  On conviction of an individual for an offense under
  Section 161.252, the court shall suspend execution of sentence and
  shall require the defendant to attend a vapor product and tobacco
  awareness program approved by the commissioner. The court may
  require the parent or guardian of the defendant to attend the vapor
  product and tobacco awareness program with the defendant.
         (b)  On request, a vapor product and tobacco awareness
  program may be taught in languages other than English.
         (c)  If the defendant resides in a rural area of this state or
  another area of this state in which access to a vapor product and
  tobacco awareness program is not readily available, the court shall
  require the defendant to perform eight to 12 hours of vapor- and
  tobacco-related community service instead of attending the vapor
  product and tobacco awareness program.
         (d)  The vapor product and tobacco awareness program and the
  vapor- and tobacco-related community service are remedial and are
  not punishment.
         (e)  Not later than the 90th day after the date of a
  conviction under Section 161.252, the defendant shall present to
  the court, in the manner required by the court, evidence of
  satisfactory completion of the vapor product and tobacco awareness
  program or the vapor- and tobacco-related community service.
         SECTION 27.  Section 161.255(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  An individual convicted of an offense under Section
  161.252 may apply to the court to have the conviction expunged.  If
  the court finds that the individual satisfactorily completed the
  vapor product and tobacco awareness program or vapor- and
  tobacco-related community service ordered by the court, the court
  shall order the conviction and any complaint, verdict, sentence, or
  other document relating to the offense to be expunged from the
  individual's record and the conviction may not be shown or made
  known for any purpose.
         SECTION 28.  Section 161.256, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.256.  JURISDICTION OF COURTS. A justice court or
  municipal court may exercise jurisdiction over any matter in which
  a court under this subchapter may:
               (1)  impose a requirement that a defendant attend a
  vapor product and tobacco awareness program or perform vapor- and
  tobacco-related community service; or
               (2)  order the suspension or denial of a driver's
  license or permit.
         SECTION 29.  The heading to Subchapter O, Chapter 161,
  Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER O.  PREVENTION OF TOBACCO AND VAPOR PRODUCT USE BY MINORS
         SECTION 30.  The heading to Section 161.301, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.301.  TOBACCO AND VAPOR PRODUCT USE PUBLIC
  AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
         SECTION 31.  Section 161.301(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commissioner shall develop and implement a public
  awareness campaign designed to reduce the [tobacco] use by minors
  in this state of tobacco and of vapor products as defined by Section
  161.081. The campaign may use advertisements or similar media to
  provide educational information about tobacco and vapor product 
  use.
         SECTION 32.  Section 161.302(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The entity administering Section 161.301 shall also
  develop and implement a grant program to support youth groups that
  include as a part of the group's program components related to
  reduction of [tobacco] use by the group's members of tobacco and of
  vapor products as defined by Section 161.081.
         SECTION 33.  Section 161.351, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows:
               (4)  "Vapor product" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 161.081.
         SECTION 34.  Sections 161.352(a) and (b), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Each manufacturer shall file with the department an
  annual report for each cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco product
  distributed in this state, stating:
               (1)  the identity of each ingredient in the cigarette,
  vapor product, or tobacco product, listed in descending order
  according to weight, measure, or numerical count, other than:
                     (A)  tobacco;
                     (B)  water; or
                     (C)  a reconstituted tobacco sheet made wholly
  from tobacco; and
               (2)  a nicotine yield rating for the cigarette, vapor
  product, or tobacco product established under Section 161.353.
         (b)  This section does not require a manufacturer to disclose
  the specific amount of any ingredient in a cigarette, vapor
  product, or tobacco product if that ingredient has been approved as
  safe when burned and inhaled by the United States Food and Drug
  Administration or a successor entity.
         SECTION 35.  Section 161.353, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.353.  NICOTINE YIELD RATES. (a) Each manufacturer
  shall assign a nicotine yield rating to each cigarette, vapor
  product, or tobacco product distributed in this state. The rating
  shall be assigned in accordance with standards adopted by the
  department.
         (b)  The department standards must be developed so that the
  nicotine yield rating reflects, as accurately as possible, nicotine
  intake for an average consumer of the cigarette, vapor product, or
  tobacco product.
         SECTION 36.  Section 161.355(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A district court, on petition of the department and on a
  finding by the court that a manufacturer has failed to file the
  report required by Section 161.352, may by injunction:
               (1)  prohibit the sale or distribution in this state of
  a cigarette, vapor product, or tobacco product manufactured by the
  manufacturer; or
               (2)  grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the
  facts.
         SECTION 37.  The heading to Subchapter R, Chapter 161,
  Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER R.  DELIVERY SALES OF CIGARETTES AND VAPOR PRODUCTS
         SECTION 38.  Section 161.451, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subdivisions (1) and (3) and adding Subdivision
  (5) to read as follows:
               (1)  "Delivery sale" means a sale of cigarettes or
  vapor products to a consumer in this state in which the purchaser
  submits the order for the sale by means of a telephonic or other
  method of voice transmission, by using the mails or any other
  delivery service, or through the Internet or another on-line
  service, or the cigarettes or vapor products are delivered by use of
  the mails or another delivery service. A sale of cigarettes or
  vapor products is a delivery sale regardless of whether the seller
  is located within or without this state. A sale of cigarettes or
  vapor products not for personal consumption to a person who is a
  wholesale dealer or a retail dealer is not a delivery sale.
               (3)  "Shipping container" means a container in which
  cigarettes or vapor products are shipped in connection with a
  delivery sale.
               (5)  "Vapor product" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 161.081.
         SECTION 39.  Section 161.452, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.452.  REQUIREMENTS FOR DELIVERY SALES. (a) A
  person may not make a delivery sale of cigarettes or vapor products
  to an individual who is under the age prescribed by Section 161.082.
         (b)  A person taking a delivery sale order shall comply with:
               (1)  the age verification requirements prescribed by
  Section 161.453;
               (2)  the disclosure requirements prescribed by Section
  161.454;
               (3)  the shipping requirements prescribed by Section
  161.455;
               (4)  the registration and reporting requirements
  prescribed by Section 161.456;
               (5)  the tax collection requirements prescribed by
  Section 161.457, if applicable; and
               (6)  each law of this state that generally applies to
  sales of cigarettes or vapor products that occur entirely within
  this state, if applicable, including a law:
                     (A)  imposing a tax; or
                     (B)  prescribing a permitting or tax-stamping
  requirement.
         SECTION 40.  Section 161.453(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person may not mail or ship cigarettes or vapor
  products in connection with a delivery sale order unless before
  mailing or shipping the cigarettes or vapor products the person
  accepting the delivery sale order first:
               (1)  obtains from the prospective customer a
  certification that includes:
                     (A)  reliable confirmation that the purchaser is
  at least 18 years of age; and
                     (B)  a statement signed by the prospective
  purchaser in writing and under penalty of law:
                           (i)  certifying the prospective purchaser's
  address and date of birth;
                           (ii)  confirming that the prospective
  purchaser understands that signing another person's name to the
  certification is illegal, that sales of cigarettes or vapor
  products to an individual under the age prescribed by Section
  161.082 are illegal under state law, and that the purchase of
  cigarettes or vapor products by an individual under that age is
  illegal under state law; and
                           (iii)  confirming that the prospective
  purchaser wants to receive mailings from a vapor product or tobacco
  company;
               (2)  makes a good faith effort to verify the
  information contained in the certification provided by the
  prospective purchaser under Subdivision (1) against a commercially
  available database or obtains a photocopy or other image of a
  government-issued identification bearing a photograph of the
  prospective purchaser and stating the date of birth or age of the
  prospective purchaser;
               (3)  sends to the prospective purchaser, by e-mail or
  other means, a notice that complies with Section 161.454; and
               (4)  for an order made over the Internet or as a result
  of an advertisement, receives payment for the delivery sale from
  the prospective purchaser by a credit or debit card that has been
  issued in the purchaser's name or by check.
         SECTION 41.  Section 161.454, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.454.  DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. The notice required
  by Section 161.453(a)(3) must include a prominent and clearly
  legible statement that:
               (1)  cigarette and vapor product sales to individuals
  who are below the age prescribed by Section 161.082 are illegal
  under state law;
               (2)  sales of cigarettes and vapor products are
  restricted to those individuals who provide verifiable proof of age
  in accordance with Section 161.453; and
               (3)  cigarette sales are taxable under Chapter 154, Tax
  Code, and an explanation of how that tax has been or is to be paid
  with respect to the delivery sale.
         SECTION 42.  Section 161.455, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.455.  SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person who
  mails or ships cigarettes or vapor products in connection with a
  delivery sale order shall:
               (1)  include as part of the shipping documents a clear
  and conspicuous statement: "CIGARETTES AND VAPOR PRODUCTS: TEXAS
  LAW PROHIBITS SHIPPING TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND
  REQUIRES THE PAYMENT OF ALL APPLICABLE TAXES";
               (2)  use a method of mailing or shipping that obligates
  the delivery service to require:
                     (A)  the purchaser placing the delivery sale
  order, or an adult who is at least 18 years of age and who resides at
  the purchaser's address, to sign to accept delivery of the shipping
  container; and
                     (B)  the person signing to accept delivery of the
  shipping container to provide proof, in the form of a
  government-issued identification bearing a photograph that the
  person is:
                           (i)  the addressee or an adult who is at
  least 18 years of age and who resides at the purchaser's address;
  and
                           (ii)  at least 18 years of age if the person
  appears to be younger than 27 years of age; and
               (3)  provide to the delivery service retained to make
  the delivery evidence of full compliance with Section 161.457.
         (b)  A person taking a delivery sale order who delivers the
  cigarettes or vapor products without using a third-party delivery
  service shall comply with the requirements prescribed by this
  subchapter that apply to a delivery service.
         SECTION 43.  Section 161.456, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 161.456.  REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a)
  A person may not make a delivery sale or ship cigarettes or vapor
  products in connection with a delivery sale unless the person first
  files with the comptroller a statement that includes:
               (1)  the person's name and trade name; and
               (2)  the address of the person's principal place of
  business and any other place of business, and the person's
  telephone number and e-mail address.
         (b)  Not later than the 10th day of each month, each person
  who has made a delivery sale or shipped or delivered cigarettes or
  vapor products in connection with a delivery sale during the
  previous month shall file with the comptroller a memorandum or a
  copy of the invoice that provides for each delivery sale:
               (1)  the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail
  address of the individual to whom the delivery sale was made;
               (2)  the brand or brands of the cigarettes or vapor
  products that were sold; and
               (3)  the quantity of cigarettes or vapor products that
  were sold.
         (c)  With respect to cigarettes, a [A] person who complies
  with 15 U.S.C. Section 376, as amended, is considered to have
  complied with this section.
         SECTION 44.  Section 161.461(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Cigarettes or vapor products sold or that a person
  attempted to sell in a delivery sale that does not comply with this
  subchapter are forfeited to the state and shall be destroyed.
         SECTION 45.  The heading to Chapter 796, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 796. CIGARETTE AND VAPOR PRODUCT FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS
         SECTION 46.  Section 796.001, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subdivisions (1), (3), (4), (5), and (7) and
  adding Subdivision (6-a) to read as follows:
               (1)  "Agent" means a person licensed by the comptroller
  to purchase and affix adhesive or meter stamps on packages of
  cigarettes or vapor products.
               (3)  "Manufacturer" means:
                     (A)  a person that manufactures or otherwise
  produces cigarettes or vapor products for sale in this state,
  including cigarettes or vapor products intended to be sold through
  an importer; or
                     (B)  the first purchaser that intends to resell in
  this state cigarettes or vapor products manufactured anywhere that
  the original manufacturer does not intend to be sold in this state.
               (4)  "Retailer" means a person, other than a wholesale
  dealer, engaged in selling cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco
  products.
               (5)  "Sale" means any transfer of title or possession
  or both, exchange or barter, conditional or otherwise, in any
  manner or by any means or any agreement.  The term includes, in
  addition to sales using cash or credit, the giving of a cigarette or
  vapor product as a sample, prize, or gift and the exchange of a
  cigarette or vapor product for any consideration other than money.
               (6-a)  "Vapor product" has the meaning assigned by
  Section 161.081.
               (7)  "Wholesale dealer" means a person who sells
  cigarettes, vapor products, or tobacco products to retail dealers
  or other persons for purposes of resale, including a person who
  owns, operates, or maintains one or more cigarette, vapor product,
  or tobacco product vending machines in premises owned or occupied
  by another person.
         SECTION 47.  Section 796.002, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.002.  REQUIREMENTS FOR SALE OF CIGARETTE OR VAPOR
  PRODUCT. A cigarette or vapor product may not be sold or offered
  for sale in this state unless:
               (1)  the cigarette or vapor product has been tested in
  accordance with Section 796.003, 796.0035, or 796.004, as
  applicable;
               (2)  the cigarette meets the performance standard under
  Section 796.003;
               (3)  a written certification has been filed by the
  manufacturer with the state fire marshal in accordance with Section
  796.005; and
               (4)  the cigarette or vapor product has been marked in
  accordance with Section 796.006.
         SECTION 48.  The heading to Section 796.003, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.003.  CIGARETTE TESTING.
         SECTION 49.  Chapter 796, Health and Safety Code, is amended
  by adding Section 796.0035 to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.0035.  VAPOR PRODUCT TESTING. (a) The state fire
  marshal by rule shall adopt a test method for testing the fire
  safety of a vapor product in accordance with applicable state and
  federal standards.
         (b)  Except as provided by Section 796.004, a manufacturer of
  vapor products shall ensure that tests on vapor products are
  conducted in accordance with the test method adopted by the state
  fire marshal under this section.
         SECTION 50.  Section 796.004, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.004.  ALTERNATIVE TEST METHODS. (a) A
  manufacturer of a cigarette or vapor product that the state fire
  marshal determines cannot be tested in accordance with Section
  796.003 or 796.0035, as applicable, shall propose a test method and
  performance standard for the cigarette or vapor product to the
  state fire marshal.  If the state fire marshal determines that the
  performance standard proposed by the manufacturer is equivalent to
  the performance standard under Section 796.003 or 796.0035, as
  applicable, the manufacturer may use the proposed test method.
         (b)  Unless the state fire marshal demonstrates a reasonable
  basis why an alternative test should not be accepted under this
  chapter, the state fire marshal shall authorize a manufacturer to
  employ the alternative test method and performance standard to
  certify a cigarette or vapor product for sale in this state if the
  state fire marshal:
               (1)  determines that another state has enacted reduced
  cigarette or vapor product ignition propensity standards that
  include a test method and performance standard that are the same as
  those contained in this chapter; and
               (2)  finds that the officials responsible for
  implementing those requirements have approved an alternative test
  method and performance standard for a particular cigarette or vapor
  product proposed by a manufacturer as meeting the fire safety
  standards of that state's law or regulation under a legal provision
  comparable to this section.
         SECTION 51.  Sections 796.005(a), (d), (e), and (f), Health
  and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Before a cigarette or vapor product may be sold or
  offered for sale in this state, the cigarette's or vapor product's
  manufacturer must certify in writing to the state fire marshal that
  the cigarette or vapor product has been tested in accordance with
  and meets the performance standard in Section 796.003, 796.0035, or
  796.004, as applicable.
         (d)  A cigarette or vapor product certified under this
  section shall be recertified every three years.
         (e)  For each cigarette or vapor product included in a
  certification, a manufacturer shall pay to the state fire marshal a
  fee in the amount of $250, to be deposited only to the Texas
  Department of Insurance operating account in the general revenue
  fund.
         (f)  A cigarette or vapor product certified under this
  section that is altered by the manufacturer in a way likely to alter
  its compliance with the reduced cigarette or vapor product ignition
  propensity standards required by this chapter may not be sold or
  offered for sale in this state unless the manufacturer retests the
  cigarette or vapor product in accordance with Section 796.003,
  796.0035, or 796.004, as applicable, and maintains the records
  required by Section 796.007.
         SECTION 52.  Sections 796.006(a) and (e), Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A manufacturer shall mark, in eight-point or larger
  type, cigarettes or vapor products certified by the manufacturer in
  accordance with Section 796.005 to indicate compliance with the
  requirements of Section 796.003 or 796.0035, as applicable.  The
  marking must consist of:
               (1)  modification of the product Universal Product Code
  to include a visible mark printed at or around the area of the
  Universal Product Code and permanently stamped, engraved,
  embossed, or printed in conjunction with the Universal Product
  Code;
               (2)  a visible combination of alphanumeric or symbolic
  characters permanently stamped, engraved, or embossed upon the
  cigarette package or cellophane wrap; or
               (3)  other printed, stamped, engraved, or embossed text
  that indicates that the cigarettes or vapor products meet the
  standards of this chapter.
         (e)  A manufacturer shall provide sufficient copies of an
  illustration of the package marking to a wholesale dealer and agent
  to which the manufacturer sells cigarettes or vapor products and
  provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the package marking
  used by the manufacturer under this section for each retailer to
  which the wholesale dealers or agents will sell cigarettes or vapor
  products.  A wholesale dealer and an agent shall provide a copy of
  package markings received from a manufacturer to a retail dealer to
  which the wholesale dealer or agent sells cigarettes or vapor
  products.  A wholesale dealer, agent, and retail dealer shall
  permit the state fire marshal, the comptroller, and the attorney
  general to inspect markings of cigarette or vapor product packaging
  marked in accordance with this section.
         SECTION 53.  Section 796.007(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A manufacturer shall maintain copies of the reports of
  all tests conducted on all cigarettes or vapor products offered for
  sale for the previous three years and shall make copies of the
  reports available to the state fire marshal on the state fire
  marshal's written request.
         SECTION 54.  Section 796.009, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.009.  INSPECTION. (a) The state fire marshal may
  inspect the records and the stock of cigarettes or vapor products of
  a person who manufactures, stores, or sells cigarettes or vapor
  products to establish whether the person is complying with this
  chapter.
         (b)  The comptroller may, in the course of an inspection
  under Chapter 154, Tax Code, inspect cigarettes or vapor products
  for a marking required under Section 796.006 and report the
  comptroller's findings to the state fire marshal.
         SECTION 55.  Section 796.010(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person who knowingly violates this chapter or a rule
  adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty in the
  following amounts:
               (1)  if the person is a manufacturer, wholesale dealer,
  or agent knowingly selling or offering to sell a cigarette or vapor
  product in violation of this chapter, a civil penalty not to exceed
  $100 for each vapor product or pack of cigarettes sold or offered
  for sale, but not more than $100,000 for all violations occurring
  within a 30-day period;
               (2)  if the person is a retailer knowingly selling or
  offering to sell a cigarette or vapor product in violation of this
  chapter, a civil penalty not to exceed $100 for each vapor product
  or pack of cigarettes sold or offered for sale, but not more than
  $25,000 for all violations occurring within a 30-day period;
               (3)  if the person knowingly makes a false
  certification under Section 796.005, a civil penalty not to exceed
  $75,000 for a first violation or $250,000 for a second or subsequent
  violation; and
               (4)  if the person violates another provision of this
  chapter, other than Section 796.007(b), or another rule adopted
  under this chapter, a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for a first
  violation or $5,000 for a second or subsequent violation.
         SECTION 56.  Section 796.012, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.012.  SALE OUTSIDE OF TEXAS. This chapter does not
  prohibit a person from manufacturing or selling cigarettes or vapor
  products that do not meet the requirements of this chapter if:
               (1)  the cigarettes or vapor products are or will be
  stamped for sale in another state or are packaged for sale outside
  the United States; and
               (2)  the person has taken reasonable steps to ensure
  that the cigarettes or vapor products will not be sold or offered
  for sale in this state.
         SECTION 57.  Section 796.013, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.013.  INTERPRETATION. This chapter shall be so
  interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to
  make uniform this chapter with the laws of those states that have
  enacted reduced cigarette or vapor product ignition propensity
  laws.
         SECTION 58.  Section 796.014, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.014.  CONSUMER TESTING. This chapter does not
  prohibit the sale of a cigarette or vapor product solely for the
  purpose of the cigarette's or vapor product's assessment conducted
  by a manufacturer, or under the control and direction of a
  manufacturer, to evaluate consumer acceptance of the cigarette or
  vapor product by using only the quantity of cigarettes or vapor
  products that is reasonably necessary for the assessment.
         SECTION 59.  Section 796.016, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 796.016.  FEDERAL REGULATION. On and after the date
  that a federal reduced cigarette or vapor product ignition
  propensity standard that preempts this chapter is adopted and
  becomes effective, the applicable part of this chapter has no
  effect.
         SECTION 60.  Section 28.004(k), Education Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         (k)  A school district shall publish in the student handbook
  and post on the district's Internet website, if the district has an
  Internet website:
               (1)  a statement of the policies adopted to ensure that
  elementary school, middle school, and junior high school students
  engage in at least the amount and level of physical activity
  required by Section 28.002(l);
               (2)  a statement of:
                     (A)  the number of times during the preceding year
  the district's school health advisory council has met;
                     (B)  whether the district has adopted and enforces
  policies to ensure that district campuses comply with agency
  vending machine and food service guidelines for restricting student
  access to vending machines; and
                     (C)  whether the district has adopted and enforces
  policies and procedures that prescribe penalties for the use of
  vapor products, as defined by Section 38.006, and tobacco products
  by students and others on school campuses or at school-sponsored or
  school-related activities; and
               (3)  a statement providing notice to parents that they
  can request in writing their child's physical fitness assessment
  results at the end of the school year.
         SECTION 61.  Section 38.006, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 38.006.  VAPOR PRODUCTS AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS ON SCHOOL
  PROPERTY. (a) In this section, "vapor product" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 161.081, Health and Safety Code.
         (b)  The board of trustees of a school district shall:
               (1)  prohibit smoking or using vapor products or
  tobacco products at a school-related or school-sanctioned activity
  on or off school property;
               (2)  prohibit students from possessing vapor products
  or tobacco products at a school-related or school-sanctioned
  activity on or off school property; and
               (3)  ensure that school personnel enforce the policies
  on school property.
         SECTION 62.  Section 48.01, Penal Code, is amended by
  amending Subsections (a), (c), (d), and (e) and adding Subsection
  (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a)  In this section, "vapor product" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 161.081, Health and Safety Code.
         (a-1)  A person commits an offense if the person [he] is in
  possession of a burning tobacco product, [or] smokes tobacco, or
  operates a vapor product in a facility of a public primary or
  secondary school or an elevator, enclosed theater or movie house,
  library, museum, hospital, transit system bus, [or] intrastate bus,
  [as defined by Section 541.201, Transportation Code,] plane, or
  train which is a public place.
         (c)  All conveyances and public places set out in Subsection
  (a-1) [(a) of Section 48.01] shall be equipped with facilities for
  extinguishment of smoking materials and it shall be a defense to
  prosecution under this section if the conveyance or public place
  within which the offense takes place is not so equipped.
         (d)  It is an exception to the application of Subsection
  (a-1) [(a)] if the person is in possession of the burning tobacco
  product, [or] smokes tobacco, or operates the vapor product 
  exclusively within an area designated for smoking tobacco or
  inhaling from a vapor product or as a participant in an authorized
  theatrical performance.
         (e)  An area designated for smoking tobacco or inhaling from
  a vapor product on a transit system bus or intrastate plane or train
  must also include the area occupied by the operator of the transit
  system bus, plane, or train.
         SECTION 63.  Sections 161.082(a) and 161.252(a), Health and
  Safety Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 48.01, Penal Code,
  as amended by this Act, apply only to an offense committed on or
  after October 1, 2015. An offense committed before that date is
  governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed,
  and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
  purposes of this section, an offense was committed before October
  1, 2015, if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
         SECTION 64.  (a) The comptroller shall develop the sign
  described by Section 161.084, Health and Safety Code, as amended by
  this Act, and make the sign available to the public not later than
  September 15, 2015.
         (b)  This section takes effect September 1, 2015.
         SECTION 65.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
  Act takes effect October 1, 2015.