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SB2183 • 2025

Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hinojosa, Adam
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  3. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  4. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  5. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  6. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recalled from subcommittee

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

  11. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  13. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  14. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  17. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  21. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  22. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  25. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  27. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  28. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  32. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  33. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  34. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  35. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  36. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2183 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Hinojosa of Nueces

S.B. No. 2183

(Lopez of Cameron, Bumgarner, Longoria, Guillen,

Lopez of Bexar, et al.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the periods 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

amended to read as follows:

(g)
A
[
Except as provided by Subsection (h), a
] retail

fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks only to the public, and

only during periods:

(1)
beginning February 25 and ending at midnight on

March 2;

(2)

beginning April 16 and ending at midnight on April

21;

(3) beginning May 1 and ending at midnight on May 5;

(4)

beginning the Wednesday before the last Monday in

May and ending at midnight on the last Monday in May;

(5)
beginning June 24 and ending at midnight on July 4;

(6)

beginning five days before the first day of Diwali

and ending at midnight on the last day of Diwali; and

(7)
[
(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

fireworks during the period
].

SECTION 2. Section 2154.202(h), Occupations Code, is

repealed.

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