Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas HB5084: Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday.
From the enrolled text, May 26, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday. 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) Except as provided by Subsection (h), a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks only to the public, and only during (2) beginning December 20 and ending at midnight on January 1 of the following year; [[DELETED: 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[ and] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: beginning five days before Lunar New Year and ] [ADDED: ending at midnight on Lunar New Year in a county in which the ] [ADDED: commissioners court of the county has approved the sale of ] [ADDED: fireworks during the period]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 5084 was passed by the House on May 15, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 110, Nays 25, present, …
Sponsors
- Stan Gerdes (R, HD-017) · primary sponsor
- Aicha Davis (D)
- Penny Morales Shaw (D, HD-148)
- Katrina Pierson (R, HD-033)
- Hubert Vo (D)
- Roland Gutierrez (D, SD-019)
- Adam Hinojosa (R, SD-027)
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Signed in the House
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate passage reported
- : Passed
- : Read 3rd time
- : Record vote
Votes
- Local Government Committee Vote (Out of committee): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3382 (May 15, 2025): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2644 (May 15, 2025): 110 yea, 25 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2531 (May 14, 2025): 112 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#2502 (May 14, 2025): 89 yea, 49 nay, passed
Subjects: LUNAR NEW YEAR, Safety--Fireworks, Holidays
Common questions
- What is HB5084?
- HB5084 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday.
- What does HB5084 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday.
- What is the status of HB5084?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB5084?
- Stan Gerdes (R, HD-017), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5084?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB05084
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