By: Lalani H.B. No. 4682       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an e-cigarette and tobacco use prevention and cessation   program established by the Department of State Health Services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 1001, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 1001.090 to read as follows:          Sec. 1001.090.  E-CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND   CESSATION PROGRAM.  (a)  Using available resources, the department   shall develop and implement an e-cigarette and tobacco use   prevention and cessation program.  The program must include:                (1)  a telephone hotline that provides counseling   regarding e-cigarette and tobacco cessation, using current best   practices; and                (2)  information about the program and other services   provided by the department or the commission that are available to   women who are pregnant or postpartum.          (b)  The department may enter into an agreement with a   nonprofit organization to implement this section.          (c)  The department shall accept all eligible applicants for   the program described by Subsection (a) who are pregnant or gave   birth in the preceding year.  The department shall prioritize   providing program services to these applicants.  This shall include   providing the counseling described in Subsection (a)(1) in the   amount and duration consistent with current best practices, to the   extent permitted by using available resources.          (d)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to   implement this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.