The bill names August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month in Texas law. It touches no one with a duty; communities may hold voluntary activities and programs on safe gun ownership, storage and use. Nothing changes on the ground except the designation on the calendar, starting September 1, 2025.
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Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 853 by Rep. Gervin-Hawkins (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 853 by Rep. Gervin-Hawkins (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 9, 2025. Died in the House: never got out of the Culture, Recreation & Tourism committee.
relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
WHAT IT DOES
No one gets a duty. Activities are voluntary.
The bill names August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month in Texas law. It touches no one with a duty; communities may hold voluntary activities and programs on safe gun ownership, storage and use. Nothing changes on the ground except the designation on the calendar, starting September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
SB 2959 (Menéndez) Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month. (viva voce vote) (30-1) "Nay" Hughes (30-1) "Nay" Hughes
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Sources
SB 2959 (Menéndez) Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month. (viva voce vote) (30-1) "Nay" Hughes (30-1) "Nay" Hughes
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 1 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.
The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.
Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.
Sources
SB 2959 (Menéndez) Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month. (viva voce vote) (30-1) "Nay" Hughes (30-1) "Nay" Hughes
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed
Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses5
For
5
Against
0
On
0
Names
For
Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas1 registration
Self1 registration
Texas Gun Sense1 registration
The Voices of Our Veterans1 registration
University Health1 registration
Sources
5 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
89R3632 LRM-D
By: Menéndez
S.B. No. 2959
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 662, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 662.117 to read as follows:
Sec. 662.117. FIREARM SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH. (a) August
is Firearm Safety Awareness Month to increase awareness of firearm
safety and encourage community residents and leaders to discuss the
safe and responsible ownership, storage, and use of firearms for
recreational and defensive purposes and to promote voluntary and
collaborative methods that improve public safety.
(b) Firearm Safety Awareness Month may be regularly
observed through appropriate activities and programs in
communities to increase awareness of and instruction on the
responsible use of firearms. A firearms accident prevention
program may include animated videos, activity books, and other
instructional materials for community residents of all ages.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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