89R5069 MCF-F
By: Cunningham H.B. No. 2735
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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.