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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

HB592 Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.

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Firearms storage minorsAI label

No change to gun access model confidence 80%

Designates August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month to promote awareness of safe and responsible firearm ownership, storage, and use, including through accident prevention programs with materials for all ages.

August is Firearm Safety Awareness Month to increase awareness of firearm safety and encourage community residents and leaders to discuss the safe and responsible ownership, storage, and use of firearms for recreational and defensive purposes and to promote voluntary and collaborative methods that improve public 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
2025-03-03: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Filed
2024-11-12
Committee
Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Sponsor
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill only designates an awareness month and encourages voluntary programs on safe firearm ownership, storage, and use; it creates no new legal requirements, restrictions, or expansions on firearm access, storage mandates, or related rules.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-03-03HReferred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
2025-03-03HRead first time
2024-11-12HFiled