23-05-2025
Austin City Council moves forward with plan to ban vape shops near schools
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin City Council is moving forward with a plan to ban new vape shops from opening near schools and daycares.
Council members voted Thursday to direct the city manager to draft an ordinance prohibiting the sale of e-cigarettes and synthetic nicotine products within 1,000 feet of daycares and schools, 'to better protect youth from harmful exposure.'
The city manager is expected to bring a draft ordinance to the council for consideration by Sept. 11.
'Our kids are impacted by the availability of e-cigarettes in countless ways, from negative health impacts to state-mandated disciplinary consequences that remove students from the classroom,' Council Member Krista Laine, who co-drafted the Vape-Free Schools Resolution, said. 'I am proud to lead the way in protecting Austin's children from the many negative outcomes of bringing vapes on campus.'
The resolution also requires stakeholder engagement with schools, parents and businesses potentially impacted by the ordinance.
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