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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
SB2959Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
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FirearmsotherAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Designates August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month and promotes voluntary programs on safe and responsible firearm ownership, storage, and use, with no change to any legal restrictions or requirements.
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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Filed (completed)
Committee (completed)
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-05-12: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill only designates an awareness month and encourages voluntary educational activities on firearm safety and responsible use; it creates no new legal mandates, restrictions, or expansions regarding firearms access, ownership, storage requirements, or any other regulated activity.
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