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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain |
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locations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 161, Health |
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and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER K. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE, OR |
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TOBACCO PRODUCT ADVERTISING; FEE |
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SECTION 2. Section 161.121, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows: |
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(2-a) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 161.081. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 161.122(a), (b), and (e), Health and |
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Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by this section, a sign containing an |
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advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products |
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may not be located closer than 1,000 feet to a church or school. |
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(b) The measurement of the distance between the sign |
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containing an advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or |
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tobacco products and an institution listed in Subsection (a) is |
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from the nearest property line of the institution to a point on a |
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street or highway closest to the sign, along street lines and in |
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direct lines across intersections. |
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(e) Subsection (a) does not apply to a sign containing an |
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advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products |
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that, before September 1, 1997, was located closer than 1,000 feet |
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to a church or school but that was not located closer than 500 feet |
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to the church or school. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |