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HB1899 • 2025

Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.

Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Longoria | Lopez, Ray | Isaac
Last action
2025-05-28
Official status
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-28

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.

Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  7. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  17. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  25. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  26. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  27. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1333

  28. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  31. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  32. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  33. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1237

  34. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  37. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  38. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  39. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  40. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  41. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  42. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  43. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  45. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  46. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  47. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  48. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Insurance

  49. 2025-01-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 1899 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 1899

AN ACT

relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the

conduct of a public fireworks display.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 2154.101(b), Occupations Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) A person who is younger than
18
[
21
] years of age may not

be issued a [
pyrotechnic operator's license. The minimum age of a

person issued another
] license under Subchapter D [
is 18 years of

age
].

SECTION 2. Section 2154.201(a), Occupations Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) [
A person who is younger than 21 years of age may not be

issued a public fireworks display permit.
] A person who is younger

than 18 years of age may not be issued
a
[
another
] permit under this

subchapter.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1899 was passed by the House on May 2,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 121, Nays 1, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 1899 was passed by the Senate on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor