Bill Text: TX SB1359 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products on property owned by or leased for a state agency.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-16 - Referred to State Affairs [SB1359 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1359-Introduced.html
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| By: Watson | S.B. No. 1359 | |
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| relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco | ||
| products on property owned by or leased for a state agency. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 2165, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter A-1 to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER A-1. CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE, OR TOBACCO PRODUCT USE ON | ||
| STATE PROPERTY | ||
| Sec. 2165.031. APPLICABILITY. Notwithstanding Section | ||
| 2165.002, this subchapter applies to any property owned by this | ||
| state and used by a state agency, including an institution of higher | ||
| education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. | ||
| Sec. 2165.032. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
| (1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
| 154.001, Tax Code. | ||
| (2) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
| 161.081, Health and Safety Code. | ||
| (3) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by | ||
| Section 155.001, Tax Code. | ||
| Sec. 2165.033. PROHIBITION OF CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE, OR | ||
| TOBACCO PRODUCT USE ON STATE PROPERTY. The use of a cigarette, | ||
| e-cigarette, or tobacco product is prohibited in any building or on | ||
| any grounds owned by this state and used by a state agency. | ||
| SECTION 2. Chapter 2167, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter A-1 to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER A-1. CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE, OR TOBACCO PRODUCT USE IN | ||
| SPACE LEASED BY STATE AGENCY | ||
| Sec. 2167.031. APPLICABILITY. Notwithstanding Section | ||
| 2167.001, this subchapter applies to any space used by a state | ||
| agency, including an institution of higher education as defined by | ||
| Section 61.003, Education Code. | ||
| Sec. 2167.032. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
| (1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
| 154.001, Tax Code. | ||
| (2) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
| 161.081, Health and Safety Code. | ||
| (3) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by | ||
| Section 155.001, Tax Code. | ||
| Sec. 2167.033. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CIGARETTES, | ||
| E-CIGARETTES, AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN SPACE LEASED BY STATE AGENCY. | ||
| The use of a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product is | ||
| prohibited in any space leased by this state for the use of a state | ||
| agency. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
