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By: Cain (Senate Sponsor - Middleton) |
H.B. No. 2259 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2023; |
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May 1, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Business & |
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Commerce; May 19, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 19, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale and purchase of retail fireworks permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2154.202(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The commissioner shall provide for the sale of a [A] |
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retail fireworks permit through an Internet website. A person may |
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purchase a permit on the website. The Texas Department of Insurance |
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shall post a link to the website on the department's Internet |
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website [be purchased from a licensed manufacturer, distributor, or |
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jobber or from the state fire marshal's office]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2154.202(d) and (f), Occupations Code, |
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are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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