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

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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.

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______________________________

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

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Governor
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