HB 2735: bill keeping e-cigarette ads 1,000 feet from schools

Caption

relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.

Summary

Same rule tobacco signs already follow near churches and schools.

The bill adds e-cigarettes to Texas's existing rule that keeps tobacco and cigarette advertising signs at least 1,000 feet from a church or school. It touches e-cigarette sellers, sign owners and advertisers near churches and schools. Starting September 1, 2025, a sign advertising e-cigarettes cannot be placed within that distance, measured the same way as tobacco signs, with the same old exception for signs that stood between 500 and 1,000 feet away before September 1, 1997.

Labels

Labels: BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 2118 by Rep. Shaheen (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2735 · 2025-02-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Charles CunninghamRHouse 127

Rep. Ann JohnsonDHouse 134

Rep. James FrankRHouse 69

+ 2 more authors, 3 coauthors

ITEM

relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.

WHAT IT DOES

Same rule tobacco signs already follow near churches and schools.

The bill adds e-cigarettes to Texas's existing rule that keeps tobacco and cigarette advertising signs at least 1,000 feet from a church or school. It touches e-cigarette sellers, sign owners and advertisers near churches and schools. Starting September 1, 2025, a sign advertising e-cigarettes cannot be placed within that distance, measured the same way as tobacco signs, with the same old exception for signs that stood between 500 and 1,000 feet away before September 1, 1997.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 12, 2025Filed
Mar 18, 2025Read first time
Mar 18, 2025Referred to Public Health
Mar 24, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 24, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 24, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 24, 2025Left pending in committee
Mar 31, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 31, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
Mar 31, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 8, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 8, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 9, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Apr 15, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 17, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Apr 17, 2025Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
Apr 17, 2025Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Apr 23, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Apr 25, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 25, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 25, 2025Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 25, 2025Passed
Apr 25, 2025Record vote RV#552
Apr 25, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
Apr 25, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 28, 2025Received from the House

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 131 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 25, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Charles Cunningham

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$334K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$292K Court 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.

Votes1

House Apr 25, 2025

Yea: 131
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 3
Absent: 9
Excused: 7

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 552

HB 2735 (Cain, Hayes, Hopper, Little, Olcott, and Toth - yes) (131 - 0 - 3)

Shared roll motion

The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 552): 125 Yeas, 6 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 131 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 3 (published)
Absent: 9 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses13

For: 13
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

American Lung Association1 registration
Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)1 registration
City of Houston1 registration
Self2 registrations
Self; Texas Medical Association; Texas Pediatric Society; Texas Public Health Coalition1 registration
Texans for Safe and Drug Free Youth1 registration
Texas Academy of Family Physicians1 registration
Texas Assofc of School Boards1 registration
Texas Chapter American College of Physicians1 registration
Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)1 registration
Texas PTA1 registration
The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops1 registration

Sources

13 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 21, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

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

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 2118

by Rep. Shaheen, different lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 9, 2023: Referred to Public Health

Relating to prohibiting the advertising of e-cigarettes in certain locations; imposing a fee.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 12, 2025

04/28/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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

Coauthors

Lulu FloresDHouse 51

Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

John LujanRHouse 118

House committee · Public Health · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1316 by Cook (identical)

Subjects

Business & Commerce--General

Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities

Minors--Health & Safety

Tobacco Products

ADVERTISING

Text

The text as introduced · 257 words

89R5069 MCF-F

By: Cunningham
H.B. No. 2735

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain

locations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 161, Health

and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER K. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN CIGARETTE , E-CIGARETTE, OR

TOBACCO PRODUCT ADVERTISING; FEE

SECTION 2. Section 161.121, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Subdivision (2-a) to read as follows:

(2-a) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by

Section 161.081.

SECTION 3. Sections 161.122(a), (b), and (e), Health and

Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided by this section, a sign containing an

advertisement for cigarettes , e-cigarettes, or tobacco products

may not be located closer than 1,000 feet to a church or school.

(b) The measurement of the distance between the sign

containing an advertisement for cigarettes , e-cigarettes, or

tobacco products and an institution listed in Subsection (a) is

from the nearest property line of the institution to a point on a

street or highway closest to the sign, along street lines and in

direct lines across intersections.

(e) Subsection (a) does not apply to a sign containing an

advertisement for cigarettes , e-cigarettes, or tobacco products

that, before September 1, 1997, was located closer than 1,000 feet

to a church or school but that was not located closer than 500 feet

to the church or school.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

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ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

House Apr 25, 2025

For

88R HB 2118

Companion