SB 2183: more fireworks sales windows, including Diwali

Caption

relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

Summary

Memorial Day weekend, mid-April and early May join summer and New Year’s.

This bill adds new statewide windows when licensed retail fireworks sellers may sell to the public: late February into early March, mid-April, early May, Memorial Day weekend, and the days around Diwali. These join the existing summer and New Year's windows. It also drops the rule that limited the early-May window to stores within 100 miles of the Texas-Mexico border in counties whose commissioners court approved it, and it repeals a separate subsection, so the new windows apply everywhere starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on Apr 22, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Intergovernmental Affairs committee 6-5, no floor vote.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB2183 · 2025-03-10

SOLD BY

Sen. Adam HinojosaRSenate 27

ITEM

relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.

WHAT IT DOES

Memorial Day weekend, mid-April and early May join summer and New Year’s.

This bill adds new statewide windows when licensed retail fireworks sellers may sell to the public: late February into early March, mid-April, early May, Memorial Day weekend, and the days around Diwali. These join the existing summer and New Year's windows. It also drops the rule that limited the early-May window to stores within 100 miles of the Texas-Mexico border in counties whose commissioners court approved it, and it repeals a separate subsection, so the new windows apply everywhere 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 · April 6, 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

Mar 10, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 10, 2025Filed
Mar 24, 2025Read first time
Mar 24, 2025Referred to Local Government
Apr 7, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 7, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 7, 2025Testimony taken in committee
Apr 7, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 10, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 10, 2025Vote taken in committee
Apr 10, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
Apr 10, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 15, 2025Placed on intent calendar
Apr 22, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Apr 22, 2025Record vote
Apr 22, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 22, 2025Record vote
Apr 22, 2025Three day rule suspended
Apr 22, 2025Record vote
Apr 22, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 22, 2025Passed
Apr 22, 2025Record vote
Apr 22, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 23, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 24, 2025Read first time
Apr 24, 2025Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
May 14, 2025Recalled from subcommittee
May 14, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 14, 2025Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
May 21, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 21, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 23, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 23, 2025Committee report distributed
May 24, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 24, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 26, 2025Placed on General State Calendar

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 25 yea · 6 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · Apr 22, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Adam Hinojosa

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100KMayes Middleton$34,597Greg Abbott Campaign$33K

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 28, 2024 to May 5, 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$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

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 · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100989239.

Mayes Middleton$34,596.72

Greg Abbott Campaign$33,489.82

Greg Abbott Campaign

$33,489.82

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $33,489.82
Total: $33,489.82

travel $16,942.43text $12,002.83event $4,544.56

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024. 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: 100989239.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

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 · on Oct 28, 2024. 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: 100989239.

×

Greg Abbott Campaign

$33,489.82

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $33,489.82
Total: $33,489.82

travel $16,942.43text $12,002.83event $4,544.56

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 29, 2024 to Sep 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 29, 2024 to Nov 12, 2024. 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: 100989239.

Votes4

Senate Apr 22, 2025

Yea: 25
Nay: 6
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 25 (published)
Nay: 6 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 22, 2025

Yea: 25
Nay: 6
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

Senator A. Hinojosa moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2183 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 25 (published)
Nay: 6 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 22, 2025

Yea: 25
Nay: 6
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 25 (published)
Nay: 6 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 22, 2025

Yea: 25
Nay: 6
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0
Excused: 0

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Sources

Senator A. Hinojosa moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 2183 at this time on its second reading: SB 2183, Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 25 (published)
Nay: 6 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: 0 (derived from named list)
Excused: 0 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses14

For: 7
Against: 6
On: 1

Names

For

Mr G’s and Big G’s fireworks.1 registration
Self; American Fireworks2 registrations
Self; Rays Fireworks1 registration
Self; Texas Pyrotechnic Association1 registration
Self; Tnt fireworks1 registration
Tnt fireworks1 registration

Against

Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
City of Georgetown1 registration
Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
Dallas County1 registration
Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration

On

El Paso County1 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.

Senate 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 · April 6, 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 Senate · Filed Mar 10, 2025

05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report

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

Companion

HB 2192 by Lopez, Janie (very similar)

HB 3270 by Lopez, Janie (identical)

Subjects

Amusements, Games, Sports

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

Safety--Fireworks

Text

The text as introduced · 259 words

89R12237 PRL-F

By: Hinojosa of Nueces
S.B. No. 2183

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit

holder may sell fireworks to the public.

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

SECTION 1. Section 2154.202(g), Occupations Code, is

amended to read as follows:

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

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

only during periods:

(1) beginning February 25 and ending at midnight on

March 2;

(2) beginning April 16 and ending at midnight on April

21;

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

(4) beginning the Wednesday before the last Monday in

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

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

(6) beginning five days before the first day of Diwali

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

(7) [ (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 ].

SECTION 2. Section 2154.202(h), Occupations Code, is

repealed.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

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WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Greg Abbott Campaign

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Greg Abbott Campaign

Senate Apr 22, 2025

Senate Apr 22, 2025

Senate Apr 22, 2025

Senate Apr 22, 2025

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