Texas HB 3590: Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday in certain counties.

Bill Text

By:AALeo-WilsonH.B.ANo.A3590
Substitutethe followingfor
AH.B.ANo.A3590:
By:
AATinderholtC.S.H.B.ANo.A3590
A BILLTO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relatingto thesaleof fireworkson andbeforetheJuneteenth
holidayin certaincounties.
BE IT ENACTEDBY THE LEGISLATUREOF THE STATEOF TEXAS:
SECTION
A1.AASection2154.202(g),OccupationsCode,is
amendedto readas follows:
(g)
AAExceptas providedby Subsection(h),a retailfireworks
permitholdermay sellfireworksonlyto the public,and onlyduring
periods:
(1)
AAbeginningJune14 and endingat midnighton June19
in a countyin whichthecommissionerscourtof thecountyhas
approvedthe saleof fireworksduringthe period;
(2)
AAbeginningJune24 and endingat midnighton July4;
(3)
A[(2)]AAbeginningDecember20 and endingat midnight
on January1 of the followingyear;and
(4)
A[(3)]AAbeginningMay1 andendingat midnighton
May 5 if the fireworksare soldat a locationthatis not morethan
100 milesfromthe Texas-Mexicoborderand thatis in a countyin
whichthe commissionerscourtof the countyhas approvedthe saleof
fireworksduringthe period.
SECTION
A2.AASections352.051(b)and(d),LocalGovernment
Code,are amendedto readas follows:
(b)(1)
AAThe TexasA&M ForestServicein the ordinarycourse
of itsactivitiesshalldeterminewhetherdroughtconditions,as
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definedunderSubsection(a)(2),existon averagein anycounty
requestingsucha determination.TheTexasA&MForestService
shallmakeavailablethemeasurementindexguidelinesusedto
determinewhetherdroughtconditionsexistin a particulararea.
Followingany determinationthatsuchdroughtconditionsexist,the
TexasA&M ForestServiceshallnotifysaidcountyor countieswhen
suchdroughtconditionsno longerexist.TheTexasA&MForest
Serviceshallmakeits servicesavailableeachday duringthe Texas
IndependenceDay,San JacintoDay,MemorialDay,Juneteenth,Fourth
of July,and Decemberfireworksseasonsto respondto the requestof
any countyfor a determinationwhetherdroughtconditionsexiston
averagein the county.
(2)
AATheTexasA&MForestServiceshallbe allowedto
takesuchdonationsof equipmentor fundsas necessaryto aid in the
carryingout of thissection.
(d)
AATo facilitatecompliancewithan orderadoptedunder
Subsection(c),the ordermustbe adoptedbefore:
(1)
AAFebruary15ofeachyearfortheTexas
IndependenceDay fireworksseason;
(2)
AAApril1 of eachyearfortheSanJacintoDay
fireworksseason;
(3)
AAApril25  of  eachyearfortheCincode  Mayo
fireworksseason;
(4)
AAMay 15 of eachyearfor the MemorialDay fireworks
season;
(5)
AAJune1 of eachyearfortheJuneteenthfireworks
season;
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(6)AAJune15  of  eachyearfortheFourthof  July
fireworksseason;and
(7)
A[(6)]AADecember15 of eachyearforeachDecember
fireworksseason.
SECTION
A3.AAThisAct takeseffectimmediatelyif it receives
a voteof two-thirdsof all the memberselectedto eachhouse,as
providedby Section39,   ArticleIII,TexasConstitution.If this
Act doesnot receivethe votenecessaryfor immediateeffect,this
Act takeseffectSeptember1, 2023.
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