89R2873 SCF-D
By: Lalani H.B. No. 690
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to creation of the criminal offense of possessing or
smoking tobacco inside or on the grounds of certain state
buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 2165.010 to read as follows:
Sec. 2165.010. TOBACCO PROHIBITION INSIDE OR ON GROUNDS OF
CERTAIN STATE BUILDINGS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) In this section,
"state agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or
other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of
state government created by the state constitution or a state
statute. The term does not include a university system or an
institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,
Education Code.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person is in
possession of a burning tobacco product or smokes tobacco inside or
on the grounds of a state-owned building in which a state agency's
office is located.
(c) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed $50.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.