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S.B. No. 1316
AN ACT
relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain
locations.
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. Section 161.121, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows:
(2-a)
"E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by
Section 161.081.
SECTION 3. Sections 161.122(a), (b), and (e), Health and
Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by this section, a sign containing an
advertisement for cigarettes
, e-cigarettes,
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
, e-cigarettes,
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.
(e) Subsection (a) does not apply to a sign containing an
advertisement for cigarettes
, e-cigarettes,
or tobacco products
that, before September 1, 1997, was located closer than 1,000 feet
to a church or school but that was not located closer than 500 feet
to the church or school.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1316 passed the Senate on
April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 5.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1316 passed the House on
May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 2, two present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor