Monitoring the Session

HB 2192

fireworks sales in seven windows a year, statewide

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Janie LopezRHouse 37

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to permit requirements for the sale of fireworks.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Counties lose their say over the extra periods.

This bill lets licensed retail fireworks sellers anywhere in Texas sell during seven set windows each year, instead of two statewide windows plus extra windows that needed county approval. It touches fireworks retailers, buyers, and county commissioners courts, which lose the say they had over the extra periods and the early-May sales near the Texas-Mexico border. On the ground, sales around early March, mid-April, Memorial Day, Diwali and May 1 to 5 become allowed statewide by default starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 3 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Intergovernmental Affairs committee 7-3 on Apr 28, 2025. Placed on the General State Calendar on May 15, 2025. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2192 · 2025-01-29

SOLD BY

Rep. Janie LopezRHouse 37 Rep. Benjamin BumgarnerRHouse 63 Rep. Oscar LongoriaDHouse 35

+ 2 more authors, 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to permit requirements for the sale of fireworks.

WHAT IT DOES

Counties lose their say over the extra periods.

This bill lets licensed retail fireworks sellers anywhere in Texas sell during seven set windows each year, instead of two statewide windows plus extra windows that needed county approval. It touches fireworks retailers, buyers, and county commissioners courts, which lose the say they had over the extra periods and the early-May sales near the Texas-Mexico border. On the ground, sales around early March, mid-April, Memorial Day, Diwali and May 1 to 5 become allowed statewide by default starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 28, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
  4. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
  5. Considered by s/c in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
  7. Left pending in subcommittee
  8. Recalled from subcommittee
  9. Considered in formal meeting
  10. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  12. Committee report distributed
  13. Committee report sent to Calendars
  14. Considered in Calendars
  15. Placed on General State Calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Janie Lopez

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$504KAssociated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$489KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$487K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$504,349.82

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$504,349.82

Cash
$45,000.00
Paid by others
$459,349.82
Total
$504,349.82
advertising $380,541.56mail $48,297.91polling $30,510.35

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977055, 101010818, 101036578, 101036586, 101058662, 101067886, 101070167.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$488,665.88

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$488,665.88

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$488,665.88
Total
$488,665.88
television $202,708.00mailers $127,420.46mailer $47,655.97digital $47,523.75canvassing $20,149.00polling $16,200.00Other filed descriptions $10,991.57text $10,252.13radio $5,765.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977055, 101010818, 101035068, 101036578, 101036586, 101067886, 101070167.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$486,622.50

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$486,622.50

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$436,622.50
Total
$486,622.50
advertising $181,100.00canvassing $140,822.50media $100,000.00polling $5,800.00Other filed descriptions $5,000.00texting $3,900.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101036586, 101067886, 101070167.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$504,349.82

Cash
$45,000.00
Paid by others
$459,349.82
Total
$504,349.82
advertising $380,541.56mail $48,297.91polling $30,510.35

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977055, 101010818, 101036578, 101036586, 101058662, 101067886, 101070167.

×

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$488,665.88

Cash
$0.00
Paid by others
$488,665.88
Total
$488,665.88
television $202,708.00mailers $127,420.46mailer $47,655.97digital $47,523.75canvassing $20,149.00polling $16,200.00Other filed descriptions $10,991.57text $10,252.13radio $5,765.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100977055, 101010818, 101035068, 101036578, 101036586, 101067886, 101070167.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$486,622.50

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$436,622.50
Total
$486,622.50
advertising $181,100.00canvassing $140,822.50media $100,000.00polling $5,800.00Other filed descriptions $5,000.00texting $3,900.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jan 23, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101036586, 101067886, 101070167.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses14
For
5
Against
9
On
0
Names

For

  • Mr G and Big G Fireworks1 registration
  • Rays Fireworks1 registration
  • Self; Alamo Fireworks, Inc,1 registration
  • Self; American Fireworks1 registration
  • Self; Texas Pyrotechnis Association1 registration

Against

  • Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • City of Garland, Texas1 registration
  • Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
  • County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas1 registration
  • Dallas County1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Lamb County1 registration
  • Lee county1 registration
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration
Sources

14 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 28, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 29, 2025

05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Katrina PiersonRHouse 33

House committee · Intergovernmental Affairs · Committee vote 7 aye, 3 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 2183 by Hinojosa, Adam (very similar)

Subjects

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

Safety--Fireworks

PERMITS

Text

The text as introduced · 302 words

By: Lopez of Cameron
H.B. No. 2192

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to permit requirements for the sale of fireworks.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 2154.202, Occupations Code, is amended

by amending Subsections (g) and (h) to read as follows:

(g) [ Except as provided by Subsection (h), ] A [ a ] retail

fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks only to the public, and

only during periods:

(1) beginning June 24 and ending at midnight on July 4;

(2) beginning December 20 and ending at midnight on

January 1 of the following year; [ and ]

(3) beginning May 1 and ending at midnight on May 5 [ if

the fireworks are sold at a location that is not more than 100 miles

from the Texas-Mexico border and that is in a county in which the

commissioners court of the county has approved the sale of

fireworks during the period. ;

[ (h) In addition to the periods during which the sale of

fireworks is authorized under Subsection (g), the commissioners

court of a county by order may allow a retail fireworks permit

holder to sell fireworks in that county only to the public and only

during one or more of the following periods: ]

(4) [ (1) ] beginning February 25 and ending at midnight

on March 2;

(5) [ (2) ] beginning April 16 and ending at midnight on

April 21;

(6) [ (3) ] beginning the Wednesday before the last

Monday in May and ending at midnight on the last Monday in May; and

(7) [ (4) ] beginning five days before the first day of

Diwali and ending at midnight on the last day of Diwali.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.