Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3027 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/28/2023

                    88R12296 KKR-F
 By: Thierry H.B. No. 3027


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to creating a criminal offense for the unlawful sale or
 transfer of a single-use e-cigarette product.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Subchapter H, Chapter 161, Health and Safety
 Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0876 to read as follows:
 Sec. 161.0876.  UNLAWFUL SALE OR TRANSFER OF SINGLE-USE
 E-CIGARETTE PRODUCTS.  (a)  In this section, "single-use
 e-cigarette product" means an e-cigarette that is:
 (1)  prefilled with a consumable liquid solution or
 other material aerosolized or vaporized during use of the
 e-cigarette; and
 (2)  designed to be discarded after the liquid solution
 or other material is depleted.
 (b)  A person commits an offense if the person sells, gives,
 delivers, or furnishes a single-use e-cigarette product to another
 person.
 (c)  An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.