Bill Text: TX SB1313 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25 [SB1313 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SB1313-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1313 | ||
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| relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or | ||
| marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; | ||
| creating a criminal offense. | ||
| 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. Subchapter K, Chapter 161, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 161.124 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 161.124. PROHIBITED IMAGES AND SIGNAGE; CRIMINAL | ||
| OFFENSE. (a) In this section, "e-cigarette" and "retailer" have | ||
| the meanings assigned by Section 161.081. | ||
| (b) A retailer commits an offense if the retailer uses in | ||
| any manner related to the retailer's marketing, advertising, or | ||
| sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products a sign, logo, | ||
| or other design mark that: | ||
| (1) depicts a cartoon-like fictional character | ||
| primarily aimed at entertaining minors; | ||
| (2) imitates or mimics the trademarks or visual | ||
| appearance of products primarily marketed to minors; | ||
| (3) includes a symbol primarily used to market | ||
| products to minors; | ||
| (4) includes an image of a celebrity; or | ||
| (5) includes an image resembling a food product, such | ||
| as candy or juice. | ||
| (c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1313 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. 1313 passed the House on | ||
| May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 119, Nays 22, two | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
