HB 5052
AN ACT relating to the period during which a retail fireworks permit
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the period during which a retail fireworks permit
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the period during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2154.202(g), Occupations Code, is (g) A [Except as provided by Subsection (h), a] retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks only to the public during the period the permit is valid [, and only during periods: [(1) beginning June 24 and ending at midnight on July [(2) beginning December 20 and ending at midnight on January 1 of the following year; and [(3) beginning May 1 and ending at midnight on May 5 if the fireworks are sold at a location that is not more than 100 miles from the Texas-Mexico border and that is in a county in which the commissioners court of the county has approved the sale of SECTION 2. Section 2154.202(h), Occupations Code, is SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the period during which a retail fireworks permit
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