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SB1313 • 2025

Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Cook
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed without the Governor's signature

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3832

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  18. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended

  19. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  20. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  21. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  22. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  23. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  26. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  28. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  31. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  32. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  33. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  34. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  37. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  39. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  40. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  41. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  42. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  43. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  44. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  45. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  46. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  47. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  48. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  49. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  51. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  52. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  53. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  54. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  55. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  56. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  57. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  58. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  59. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  60. 2025-02-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  61. 2025-02-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1313 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1313

AN ACT

relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or

marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products;

creating a criminal offense.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 161, Health

and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER K. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN CIGARETTE
,

E-CIGARETTE,
OR TOBACCO PRODUCT ADVERTISING; FEE

SECTION 2. Subchapter K, Chapter 161, Health and Safety

Code, is amended by adding Section 161.124 to read as follows:

Sec.

161.124.

PROHIBITED IMAGES AND SIGNAGE; CRIMINAL

OFFENSE.

(a)

In this section, "e-cigarette" and "retailer" have

the meanings assigned by Section 161.081.

(b)

A retailer commits an offense if the retailer uses in

any manner related to the retailer's marketing, advertising, or

sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products a sign, logo,

or other design mark that:

(1)

depicts a cartoon-like fictional character

primarily aimed at entertaining minors;

(2)

imitates or mimics the trademarks or visual

appearance of products primarily marketed to minors;

(3)

includes a symbol primarily used to market

products to minors;

(4) includes an image of a celebrity; or

(5)

includes an image resembling a food product, such

as candy or juice.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1313 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 5.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1313 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 119, Nays 22, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor