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| 1 | 1 | 89R2859 SRA-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Lalani H.B. No. 746 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to an e-cigarette and tobacco use prevention and cessation | |
| 10 | 10 | program established by the Department of State Health Services. | |
| 11 | 11 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 12 | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety | |
| 13 | 13 | Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.090 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 14 | Sec. 1001.090. E-CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND | |
| 15 | 15 | CESSATION PROGRAM. (a) Using available resources, the department | |
| 16 | 16 | shall develop and implement an e-cigarette and tobacco use | |
| 17 | 17 | prevention and cessation program. The program must include: | |
| 18 | 18 | (1) a telephone hotline that provides counseling | |
| 19 | 19 | regarding e-cigarette and tobacco cessation, using current best | |
| 20 | 20 | practices; and | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) information about the program and other services | |
| 22 | 22 | the department or commission provides that are available to women | |
| 23 | 23 | who are pregnant or postpartum. | |
| 24 | 24 | (b) The department may enter into an agreement with a | |
| 25 | 25 | nonprofit organization to implement this section. | |
| 26 | 26 | (c) The department shall prioritize and accept all eligible | |
| 27 | 27 | applicants for the program described by Subsection (a) who are | |
| 28 | 28 | pregnant or gave birth in the preceding year. | |
| 29 | 29 | (d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to | |
| 30 | 30 | implement this section. | |
| 31 | 31 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |