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| 2 | + | (In the Senate - Filed November 22, 2024; February 3, 2025, |
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| 3 | + | read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government; |
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| 4 | + | March 31, 2025, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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| 5 | + | Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; March 31, 2025, |
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| 6 | + | sent to printer.) |
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| 7 | + | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 8 | + | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 464 By: Middleton |
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| 7 | 11 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 12 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 13 | | relating to the operation near a public or private primary or |
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| 10 | 14 | | secondary school of a retail establishment selling cigarettes, |
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| 11 | 15 | | e-cigarettes, vaping apparatuses, or tobacco products; creating a |
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| 12 | 16 | | criminal offense. |
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| 13 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 14 | 18 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 161, Health and Safety |
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| 15 | 19 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0877 to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 20 | | Sec. 161.0877. RETAIL SALE OF CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE, |
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| 17 | 21 | | VAPING APPARATUS, OR TOBACCO PRODUCT NEAR SCHOOL; CRIMINAL OFFENSE. |
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| 18 | 22 | | (a) In this section, "vaping apparatus" means a battery-operated |
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| 19 | 23 | | or electronic device intended to deliver an aerosolized or |
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| 20 | 24 | | vaporized substance to the individual inhaling from the device, |
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| 21 | 25 | | including: |
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| 22 | 26 | | (1) an e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen, or e-hookah; |
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| 23 | 27 | | (2) any component, part, or accessory of the device; |
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| 24 | 28 | | and |
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| 25 | 29 | | (3) any liquid, solution, or substance intended to be |
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| 26 | 30 | | aerosolized or vaporized by the device, regardless of whether the |
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| 27 | 31 | | liquid, solution, or substance includes nicotine, flavoring, or |
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| 28 | 32 | | other chemicals. |
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| 29 | 33 | | (b) A retailer commits an offense if the retailer operates a |
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| 30 | 34 | | retail establishment that sells cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping |
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| 31 | 35 | | apparatuses, or tobacco products within 1,000 feet of a public or |
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| 32 | 36 | | private primary or secondary school. |
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| 33 | 37 | | (c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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| 39 | 39 | | operation of a retail establishment selling cigarettes, |
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| 40 | 40 | | e-cigarettes, vaping apparatuses, or tobacco products or affect the |
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| 41 | 41 | | authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an |
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| 42 | 42 | | ordinance or requirement relating to the operation of a retail |
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| 43 | 43 | | establishment selling cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping |
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| 44 | 44 | | apparatuses, or tobacco products if the regulation, ordinance, or |
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| 45 | 45 | | requirement is compatible with or equal to or more stringent than a |
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| 46 | 46 | | requirement prescribed by this section. |
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