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| 1 | 1 | 89R3632 LRM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2959 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 662.117 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 662.117. FIREARM SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH. (a) August | |
| 14 | 14 | is Firearm Safety Awareness Month to increase awareness of firearm | |
| 15 | 15 | safety and encourage community residents and leaders to discuss the | |
| 16 | 16 | safe and responsible ownership, storage, and use of firearms for | |
| 17 | 17 | recreational and defensive purposes and to promote voluntary and | |
| 18 | 18 | collaborative methods that improve public safety. | |
| 19 | 19 | (b) Firearm Safety Awareness Month may be regularly | |
| 20 | 20 | observed through appropriate activities and programs in | |
| 21 | 21 | communities to increase awareness of and instruction on the | |
| 22 | 22 | responsible use of firearms. A firearms accident prevention | |
| 23 | 23 | program may include animated videos, activity books, and other | |
| 24 | 24 | instructional materials for community residents of all ages. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |