Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or selling certain e-cigarette products; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.
SB 2024 prohibits the marketing, advertising, selling, or offering for sale of e-cigarette products that use cartoon characters targeting minors, mimic products marketed to children (like school supplies or candy), resemble food items, include celebrity imagery, or are shaped like everyday items (e.g., highlighters, headphones, or toys). It also bans e-cigarette products manufactured in China. The law creates criminal penalties for violations and applies to offenses committed on or after its effective date of September 1, 2025. This bill directly affects e-cigarette manufacturers, retailers, and marketers operating in Texas.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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Jun 20, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized as an enrolled version, adding standard legislative certification language and signatures. The substantive policy content remains unchanged from the previous version, maintaining prohibitions on marketing e-cigarette products to minors and restricting sales of products disguised as other items or containing certain substances.
TECHNICAL
Added standard enrolled bill certification language including signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Chief Clerk of the House.
Added a severability clause (Section 4) stating that if any part of the Act is found invalid, the remaining provisions will still apply.
Added certification of legislative passage dates and vote counts for both the Senate and House, including conference committee adoption.
Floor votes · House Jun 1, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
91
Key actions
28
Committee
17
Amendments
14
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
Jun 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-34-15)
house
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 28, 2025
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted as amended
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment to amendment offered
lower
May 27, 2025
Amended
Amendment amended
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
5 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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