89R27824 MCF-D     By: Campbell, et al. S.B. No. 464     (Lujan, Cunningham, et al.)     Substitute the following for S.B. No. 464:  No.       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the operation near a public or private primary or   secondary school of a retail establishment selling cigarettes,   e-cigarettes, vaping apparatuses, or tobacco products; creating a   criminal offense.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter H, Chapter 161, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 161.0877 to read as follows:          Sec. 161.0877.  RETAIL SALE OF CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE,   VAPING APPARATUS, OR TOBACCO PRODUCT NEAR SCHOOL; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.   (a) In this section, "vaping apparatus" means a battery-operated   or electronic device intended to deliver an aerosolized or   vaporized substance to the individual inhaling from the device,   including:                (1)  an e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen, or e-hookah;                (2)  any component, part, or accessory of the device;   and                (3)  any liquid, solution, or substance intended to be   aerosolized or vaporized by the device, regardless of whether the   liquid, solution, or substance includes nicotine, flavoring, or   other chemicals.          (b)  A retailer commits an offense if the retailer operates a   retail establishment that sells cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping   apparatuses, or tobacco products within 1,000 feet of a public or   private primary or secondary school.          (c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.          (d)  The distance between a retail establishment and a public   or private school is measured:                (1)  in a direct line from the property line of the   public or private school to the property line of the establishment   and in a direct line across intersections; or                (2)  for an establishment located on or above the fifth   floor of a multistory building, in a direct line from the property   line of the public or private school to the property line of the   establishment, in a direct line across intersections, and in a   vertical line from the building base at the property line to the   base of the floor on which the establishment is located.          (e)  The comptroller shall revoke a permit the comptroller   issues under Chapter 147 of this code or Chapter 154 or 155, Tax   Code, as applicable, to a retailer who is convicted of an offense   under this section.          (f)  This section does not preempt a local regulation of the   operation of a retail establishment selling cigarettes,   e-cigarettes, vaping apparatuses, or tobacco products or affect the   authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an   ordinance or requirement relating to the operation of a retail   establishment selling cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping   apparatuses, or tobacco products if the regulation, ordinance, or   requirement is compatible with or equal to or more stringent than a   requirement prescribed by this section.          (g)  This section does not apply to an employee of a   retailer.          (h)  Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller shall   adopt rules authorizing a retailer whose permit is revoked under   this section to sell the retailer's remaining inventory of   cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping apparatuses, or tobacco products   to another retailer in lieu of the comptroller's seizure of the   inventory.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.