HB 484: Lalani Bill Lets Colleges Ban Campus Tobacco If They Want

Caption

relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products on the campus of a public institution of higher education.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A college “may adopt a policy.” No duty, no penalty, no deadline!

The bill lets a Texas public college or university adopt a policy banning cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products on its campus grounds and inside its buildings. It touches public institutions of higher education and the students, employees, and visitors on their campuses. Nothing is required of any school, no penalty or deadline is set, and nothing changes on the ground unless a school chooses to write a policy on its own.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 3124 (Did not pass) and this bill (Did not pass). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 3124 (Did not pass). 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.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on Apr 23, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB484 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Suleman LalaniDHouse 76

Rep. Rafael AnchíaDHouse 103

Rep. Vincent PerezDHouse 77

+ 2 coauthors

ITEM

relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products on the campus of a public institution of higher education.

WHAT IT DOES

A college “may adopt a policy.” No duty, no penalty, no deadline!

The bill lets a Texas public college or university adopt a policy banning cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products on its campus grounds and inside its buildings. It touches public institutions of higher education and the students, employees, and visitors on their campuses. Nothing is required of any school, no penalty or deadline is set, and nothing changes on the ground unless a school chooses to write a policy on its own.

CHARGES

[x] LIST OF FEELINGSanalysis confidence 85%

THE TEXT

“An institution of higher education may adopt a policy”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The sole operative clause gives a school permission to adopt a policy and nothing more. The bill sets no duty, penalty, deadline, agency, or appropriation, even though its section heading reads "PROHIBITED."

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 31, 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

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Feb 28, 2025Read first time
Feb 28, 2025Referred to Higher Education
Apr 1, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 1, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 1, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 8, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 8, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 14, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 14, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 15, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 22, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 22, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 22, 2025Passed to engrossment
Apr 22, 2025Record vote RV#352
Apr 22, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 23, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 23, 2025Passed
Apr 23, 2025Record vote RV#402
Apr 23, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 23, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 23, 2025Received from the House

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 100 yea · 42 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 23, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Suleman Lalani

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$38K Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$12K TSA PAC$10K

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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$37,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee$11,569.08

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

TSA PAC$10,000.00

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.

Money

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

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$37,500.00

Cash: $37,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $37,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100987680, 101007262, 101030846, 101036309, 101069420.

×

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

$11,569.08

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $4,569.08
Total: $11,569.08

Other filed descriptions $4,569.08

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 3, 2026 to Jun 2, 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: 101040256, 101061992.

×

TSA PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

Also funds 15 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 23, 2025 to Oct 10, 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: 101030846, 101072241.

Votes2

House Apr 23, 2025

Yea: 100
Nay: 42
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 6
Excused: 0

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 402

HB 484 was passed by (Record 402): 100 Yeas, 42 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 100 (published)
Nay: 42 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

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

House Apr 22, 2025

Yea: 114
Nay: 31
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 2
Excused: 2

Names

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

House journal

Sources

Record 352

HB 484 was passed to engrossment by (Record 352): 114 Yeas, 31 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 114 (published)
Nay: 31 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 2 (derived from named list)
Excused: 2 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses14

For: 13
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Alamo Colleges District1 registration
American Heart Association1 registration
American Lung Association1 registration
Every Texan1 registration
Methodist Healthcare Ministries1 registration
Self3 registrations
Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Public Health Coalition1 registration
Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Public Health Coalition, Texas Pediatric Society1 registration
Texas Academy of Family Physicians1 registration
Texas AFT-AAUP1 registration
Texas Chapter American College of Physicians1 registration

On

UT System1 registration

Sources

14 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 31, 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

Adversarial review by claude-fable-5-1 at high effort: Smells.

Analysis of text version I by claude-fable-5-1, Oct 21, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

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

88R HB 3124

by Rep. Lalani, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, May 10, 2023: Placed on General State Calendar

Relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products on the campus of a public institution of higher education.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

04/23/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors

Lulu FloresDHouse 51

Penny Morales ShawDHouse 148

House committee · Higher Education · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Subjects

Education--Higher--General

Tobacco Products

Text

The text as introduced · 208 words

89R2862 JTZ-F

By: Lalani
H.B. No. 484

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the use of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco

products on the campus of a public institution of higher education.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is

amended by adding Section 51.91922 to read as follows:

Sec. 51.91922. USE OF CIGARETTE, E-CIGARETTE, OR TOBACCO

PRODUCT PROHIBITED. (a) In this section:

(1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section

154.001, Tax Code.

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

161.081, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning

assigned by Section 61.003.

(4) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by

Section 155.001, Tax Code.

(b) An institution of higher education may adopt a policy

prohibiting the use of a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product

on the grounds of, or in any building located on, the institution's

campus.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: Smells

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

TSA PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee

TSA PAC

House Apr 23, 2025

House Apr 22, 2025

For

On

88R HB 3124