88R4327 LRM-D
 
  By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 853
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 662.116 to read as follows:
         Sec. 662.116.  FIREARM SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH. (a) 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.
         (b)  Firearm Safety Awareness Month may be regularly
  observed through appropriate activities and programs in
  communities to increase awareness of and instruction on the
  responsible use of firearms. A firearms accident prevention
  program may include animated videos, activity books, and other
  instructional materials for community residents of all ages.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.