Tex. Health & Safety Code § 161.251 · Subchapter N. E-CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO USE BY MINORS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.001, Tax Code.
(1-a) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.081.
(1-b) "Minor" means a person under 21 years of age.
(2) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Tax Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 3.01, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 181 (S.B. 97), Sec. 17, eff. October 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 21), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.161.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 b97f8e6acfd19f93fc44a3ce2e78ee86a0eb57017c5246ef0aefa6e616c80e01
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.