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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county or municipality to enforce a |
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smoking ban on the premises of certain businesses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 161.089, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 161.089. PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW; EXCEPTION. (a) |
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Except as provided by Subsection (b), this [This] subchapter does |
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not preempt a local regulation of the sale, distribution, or use of |
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cigarettes or tobacco products or affect the authority of a |
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political subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordinance or |
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requirement relating to the sale, distribution, or use of |
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cigarettes or tobacco products if the regulation, ordinance, or |
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requirement: |
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(1) is compatible with and equal to or more stringent |
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than a requirement prescribed by this subchapter; or |
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(2) relates to an issue that is not specifically |
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addressed by this subchapter or Chapter 154 or 155, Tax Code. |
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(b) A county or municipality may not enforce an order, |
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ordinance, or similar measure to prohibit smoking on the premises |
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of a business which allows smoking and for which at least 20 percent |
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of the business's revenue is derived from the sale of cigars or |
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other tobacco products. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2015. |