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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates."
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description: "Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "89R"
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identifier: "SB 996"
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citation: "Texas SB 996 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Safety--Fireworks (I0741)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Cecil", "Nichols"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-29"
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last_action: "2025-05-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4c8a678-bd4f-44a0-85f8-34952ee84302"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 996.xml"
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source_hash: "2575068fbbe3cda1a56795a40a57d3ec0fb4720f07a38a3312c77d9021292355"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 996 (89R) — Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00996I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00996E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00996H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00996S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00996F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **130–11** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **122–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bell, Cecil — primary (person)
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- Nichols — primary (person)
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- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-29** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-29** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-13** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-24** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-03-24** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-24** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-03-27** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-27** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-03-31** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2025-03-31** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-04-02** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-04-08** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-04-09** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-04-10** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2025-04-10** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-04-10** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2025-04-10** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-10** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-10** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-04-10** Record vote
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- **2025-04-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-10** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Record vote
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- **2025-04-10** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-04-14** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-17** Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-30** Recalled from subcommittee
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- **2025-04-30** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2025-04-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-07** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-07** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-10** Laid out in lieu of companion
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- **2025-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-10** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2025-05-10** Record vote
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- **2025-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-12** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-12** House passage reported `passage`
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- **2025-05-12** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-13** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-13** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-24** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4c8a678-bd4f-44a0-85f8-34952ee84302`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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