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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

HB3264 Relating to the inclusion of firearm safety instruction in the required health curriculum for public school students.

Direction

Firearms storage minorsAI label

Expands gun access model confidence 80%

Adds required firearm safety instruction focused on accident prevention to the public school health curriculum, so more students receive training on safe storage and response to reduce accidental shootings involving minors.

the board shall adopt for the health curriculum essential knowledge and skills that address topics relating to firearm safety that: (1) focus on accident prevention; (2) promote the safety and protection of students; and (3) emphasize how students should respond when encountering a firearm.

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Firearms otherAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 70%

Mandates inclusion of firearm safety topics in the required public school health curriculum starting in 2025-2026, increasing educational content on firearms without changing access or ownership rules.

In addition to any other essential knowledge and skills the State Board of Education adopts for the health curriculum under Subsection (a)(2)(B), the board shall adopt for the health curriculum essential knowledge and skills that address topics relating to firearm safety

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-03-20: Referred to Public Education
Filed
2025-02-25
Committee
Public Education
Sponsor
Donna Howard D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires the State Board of Education to add firearm safety instruction (accident prevention, student protection, response to encountering a firearm) to the mandatory public school health curriculum. This is classified under firearms/storage-minors as it promotes safe handling and storage practices to prevent accidents with minors (expands the axis of safer firearm practices), and as neutral under firearms/other for the educational mandate itself with no direct change to buying, owning, carrying, or restrictions.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-03-20HReferred to Public Education
2025-03-20HRead first time
2025-02-25HFiled