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S.B. No. 1316 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. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1316 passed the Senate on April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 5. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1316 passed the House on May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 2, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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