Monitoring the Session

HB 1183

School Vape Shop Ban Exempts Stores Under 50% E-Cigarette Sales

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review
Rep. Charles CunninghamRHouse 127
Why it's charged
The hole

THE TEXT

…“receipts from the sale of e-cigarettes is less than 50 percent of”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Any local ban skips every retailer whose e-cigarette sales are under half its receipts at that location, so a store that sells vapes alongside other goods can keep selling next to a school. Dedicated vape shops stay covered, so the bill still does part of what its caption says.

The hole

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to county and municipal authority to prohibit the operation of e-cigarette retailers near primary or secondary schools.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Bans reach 300 feet, or 1,000 if the school asks. Mostly sell other goods, stay next door!

This bill lets county commissioners courts and city councils ban e-cigarette retailers from operating within 300 feet of any public or private K-12 school, or within 1,000 feet if the school asks. It touches vape sellers, local governments and school boards, which gain the right to request the wider buffer. Shops that get less than half of their sales at that location from e-cigarettes are exempt from any local ban adopted under the bill.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1183 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Charles CunninghamRHouse 127

+ 2 coauthors

ITEM

relating to county and municipal authority to prohibit the operation of e-cigarette retailers near primary or secondary schools.

WHAT IT DOES

Bans reach 300 feet, or 1,000 if the school asks. Mostly sell other goods, stay next door!

This bill lets county commissioners courts and city councils ban e-cigarette retailers from operating within 300 feet of any public or private K-12 school, or within 1,000 feet if the school asks. It touches vape sellers, local governments and school boards, which gain the right to request the wider buffer. Shops that get less than half of their sales at that location from e-cigarettes are exempt from any local ban adopted under the bill.

CHARGES

[x] THE HOLEanalysis confidence 50%

THE TEXT

…“receipts from the sale of e-cigarettes is less than 50 percent of”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

Any local ban skips every retailer whose e-cigarette sales are under half its receipts at that location, so a store that sells vapes alongside other goods can keep selling next to a school. Dedicated vape shops stay covered, so the bill still does part of what its caption says.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charles Cunningham

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$334KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$292KCourt Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$334,135.18

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$334,135.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$299,135.18
Total
$334,135.18
advertising $144,032.71mail $133,992.12polling $21,110.35

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010682, 101031839, 101062565, 101068024, 101072258.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$291,600.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$291,600.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$191,600.00
Total
$291,600.00
canvassing $175,000.00polling $16,600.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101068024, 101072258.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100,000.00

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101068024, 101072258.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$334,135.18

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$299,135.18
Total
$334,135.18
advertising $144,032.71mail $133,992.12polling $21,110.35

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101010682, 101031839, 101062565, 101068024, 101072258.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$291,600.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$191,600.00
Total
$291,600.00
canvassing $175,000.00polling $16,600.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Aug 14, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101068024, 101072258.

×

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101068024, 101072258.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

03/07/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103 Terri Leo WilsonRHouse 23

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Companion

SB 464 by Campbell (similar)

Subjects

Business & Commerce--General

City Government--Land Use & Zoning

County Government--Land Use & Zoning

Education--Primary & Secondary--General

Minors--Health & Safety

Tobacco Products

Text

The text as introduced · 289 words

89R1371 MCF-D

By: Cunningham
H.B. No. 1183

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to county and municipal authority to prohibit the

operation of e-cigarette retailers near primary or secondary

schools.

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 161.0895 to read as follows:

Sec. 161.0895. LOCAL REGULATION OF E-CIGARETTE RETAILERS

NEAR PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES. (a) Except as provided

by Subsection (c), the commissioners court of a county may adopt an

order applicable to unincorporated areas of the county and the

governing body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance applicable

within the municipality prohibiting an e-cigarette retailer from

operating within:

(1) 300 feet of a public or private primary or

secondary school campus;

(2) 1,000 feet of a public primary or secondary school

campus on request of the school district board of trustees for the

campus; or

(3) 1,000 feet of a private primary or secondary

school campus on request of the governing body of the school.

(b) The board of trustees of a school district or governing

body of a private school may request the commissioners court of a

county or governing body of a municipality to adopt a prohibition

described by Subsection (a)(2) or (3) for a district or school

campus within the described area.

(c) A county order or municipal ordinance adopted under this

section does not apply to an e-cigarette retailer whose gross

receipts from the sale of e-cigarettes is less than 50 percent of

the retailer's total gross receipts at the retailer's premises

within an area described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.