By: Lalani H.B. No. 3635       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of the offense of smoking tobacco on the   grounds of certain state buildings.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 2165, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 2165.010 to read as follows:          Sec. 2165.010.  PROHIBITION ON SMOKING TOBACCO INSIDE OR ON   GROUNDS OF CERTAIN STATE BUILDINGS; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  (a)  In this   section, "state agency" means a department, commission, board,   office, or other agency in the executive, legislative, or judicial   branch of state government created by the state constitution or a   statute. The term does not include a university system or an   institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,   Education Code.          (b)  A person commits an offense if the person smokes tobacco   inside or on the grounds of a building owned by the state in which a   state agency's office is located.          (c)  An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor   punishable by a fine not to exceed $50.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.