88R8311 KKR-D     By: Thierry H.B. No. 1872       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the prohibited sale of certain flavored e-cigarettes;   providing a civil penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended   by adding Subchapter I to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER I. FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES          Sec. 161.095.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter,   "e-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.081.          Sec. 161.096.  PROHIBITED SALE OF CERTAIN FLAVORED   E-CIGARETTES. (a) A person may not sell, give, or cause to be sold   or given an e-cigarette with a distinguishable taste or aroma other   than the taste or aroma of tobacco or menthol, including the aroma   or taste of:                (1)  an alcoholic beverage;                (2)  candy or dessert;                (3)  chocolate, cocoa, or vanilla;                (4)  fruit;                (5)  an herb or spice;                (6)  honey; or                (7)  mint or wintergreen.          (b)  There is a rebuttable presumption that an e-cigarette   has a distinguishable taste or aroma prohibited under Subsection   (a) if a person:                (1)  makes a public statement or claim that the   e-cigarette imparts a taste or smell other than the taste or smell   of tobacco or menthol;                (2)  uses text or images on the labeling or packaging of   the e-cigarette to indicate the e-cigarette imparts a taste or   smell other than the taste or smell of tobacco or menthol; or                (3)  takes other action directed at consumers that   would reasonably be expected to cause consumers to believe the   e-cigarette imparts a taste or smell other than the taste or smell   of tobacco or menthol.          Sec. 161.097.  CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates   Section 161.096 is liable to this state for a civil penalty of $250   for each violation.          (b)  The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.           (c)  The attorney general shall file an action under this   section in a district court in Travis County or the county in which   the violation occurred.          (d)  The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses   incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including   court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs,   witness fees, and deposition expenses.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.