{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.0902","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0902","heading":"E-CIGARETTE REPORT.","body":"(a) Not later than January 5th of each odd-numbered year, the department shall report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives on the status of the use of e-cigarettes in this state.\n(b) The report must include, at a minimum:\n(1) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding retail compliance with this subchapter and Subchapter R;\n(2) a baseline of statistics and analysis regarding illegal e-cigarette sales, including:\n(A) sales to minors;\n(B) enforcement actions concerning minors; and\n(C) sources of citations;\n(3) e-cigarette controls and initiatives by the department, or any other state agency, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the controls and initiatives;\n(4) the future goals and plans of the department to decrease the use of e-cigarettes;\n(5) the educational programs of the department and the effectiveness of those programs; and\n(6) the incidence of use of e-cigarettes by regions in this state, including use of e-cigarettes by ethnicity.\n(c) The department may include the report required by this section with a similar report for cigarettes or tobacco products required by law.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 15, eff. October 1, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE H. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 161. PUBLIC HEALTH PROVISIONS","SUBCHAPTER H. DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm#161.0902","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"af8775dc39fca39f3c3c35418e0a04f2c43ae995dc6e501b93860fbb88889bdc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.0901","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-161.0903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}