Texas § HS.161.0902 - E-CIGARETTE REPORT
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§ HS.161.0902. E-CIGARETTE REPORT
E-CIGARETTE REPORT. (a) Not later than January 5th of each odd-numbered year, the department shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives on the status of the use of e-cigarettes in this state. (b) The report must include, at a minimum: (1) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding retail compliance with this subchapter and Subchapter R; (2) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding illegal e-cigarette sales, including: (A) sales to minors; (B) enforcement actions concerning minors; and (C) sources of citations; (3) e-cigarette controls and initiatives by the department, or any other state agency, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the controls and initiatives; (4) the future goals and plans of the department to decrease the use of e-cigarettes; (5) the educational programs of the department and the effectiveness of those programs; and (6) the incidence of use of e-cigarettes by regions in this state, including use of e-cigarettes by ethnicity. (c) The department may include the report required by this section with a similar report for cigarettes or tobacco products required by law. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97 ), Sec. 15, eff. October 1, 2015.
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Section HS.161.0902 ("E-CIGARETTE REPORT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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