Texas § 161.089 PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW.

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§ 161.089 — PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW.

Texas § 161.089

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 161.089 (2026).

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Sec. 161.089. PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter does not preempt a local regulation of the sale, distribution, or use of cigarettes or tobacco products or affect the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordinance or requirement relating to the sale, distribution, or use of cigarettes or tobacco products if the regulation, ordinance, or requirement:

(1)is compatible with and equal to or more stringent than a requirement prescribed by this subchapter; or

(2)relates to an issue that is not specifically addressed by this subchapter or Chapter 154 or 155 , Tax Code.

(b)A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or requirement relating to the lawful age to sell, distribute, or use cigarettes, e-cigarett

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Sec. 161.089. PREEMPTION OF LOCAL LAW. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter does not preempt a local regulation of the sale, distribution, or use of cigarettes or tobacco products or affect the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce an ordinance or requirement relating to the sale, distribution, or use of cigarettes or tobacco products if the regulation, ordinance, or requirement:
(1) is compatible with and equal to or more stringent than a requirement prescribed by this subchapter; or
(2) relates to an issue that is not specifically addressed by this subchapter or Chapter 154 or 155 , Tax Code.
(b) A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance or requirement relating to the lawful age to sell, distribute, or use cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products that is more stringent than a requirement prescribed by this subchapter.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 500 (S.B. 21 ), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2019.