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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB996

Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 24, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Robert Nichols
Co-sponsors
Cecil BellKatrina Pierson

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 12, 2025 Governor approved May 24, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 10, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#2119

Passed

122 yea–1 nay · 2 not voting · 25 absent

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May 12, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#2155

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

130 yea–11 nay · 3 not voting · 6 absent

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Committee referrals

April 17, 2025 · House

County & Regional Government Subcommittee

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House passage reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#2155 View roll call
  10. House Passed View roll call
  11. House Read 3rd time
  12. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  13. House Record vote RV#2119 View roll call
  14. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  15. House Read 2nd time
  16. House Laid out in lieu of companion HB 4491
  17. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  18. House Committee report distributed
  19. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  20. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  21. House Considered in formal meeting
  22. House Recalled from subcommittee
  23. House Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
  24. House Read first time
  25. House Received from the Senate
  26. Senate Reported engrossed
  27. Senate Record vote
  28. Senate Passed
  29. Senate Read 3rd time
  30. Senate Record vote
  31. Senate Three day rule suspended
  32. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  33. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  34. Senate Laid before the Senate
  35. Senate Not again placed on intent calendar
  36. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  37. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  38. Senate Not again placed on intent calendar
  39. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  40. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  41. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  42. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  43. Senate Vote taken in committee
  44. Senate Considered in public hearing
  45. Senate Left pending in committee
  46. Senate Considered in public hearing
  47. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  48. Senate Referred to Local Government
  49. Senate Read first time
  50. Senate Filed
  51. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1946930
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB996.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00