89R5069 MCF-F     By: Cunningham H.B. No. 2735       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   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.