HB 119

bill making August Firearm Safety Awareness Month

Filed

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120

Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade

Caption

relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

August gets a theme. It starts September 1, 2027.

This bill names August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month in Texas law. It encourages residents and community leaders to talk about the safe ownership, storage and use of firearms, and to promote voluntary safety efforts. It creates no duty, no penalty, no new office and no spending, so nothing changes on the ground beyond the designation, which starts September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 853 (Did not pass) and 89R HB 592 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 853 (Did not pass) and 89R HB 592 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

Receipt

The receipt

90R-HB119 · 2026-11-09

SOLD BY

Rep. Barbara Gervin-HawkinsDHouse 120

ITEM

relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.

WHAT IT DOES

August gets a theme. It starts September 1, 2027.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Nov 9, 2026Filed

ALSO NOTED · NOT CHARGED (1)

RENAMING AND CEREMONIAL · analysis confidence 90%

THE TEXT

“August is Firearm Safety Awareness Month”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill's only operative act is to designate a month. It is an honest ceremonial bill, and its caption says so.

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$36K Texas Sands PAC$34K Legacy 44$17K

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 · Aug 6, 2024 to Feb 21, 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.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$36,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$36,000.00

Cash: $36,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $36,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.

Texas Sands PAC$34,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$34,000.00

Cash: $34,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $34,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Legacy 44$17,000.00

Legacy 44

$17,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $16,000.00
Total: $17,000.00

digital $16,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$36,000.00

Cash: $36,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $36,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 20, 2024 to Feb 21, 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: 100981675, 101026167, 101035798, 101038806.

Texas Sands PAC

$34,000.00

Cash: $34,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $34,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 1, 2024 to Feb 12, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Legacy 44

$17,000.00

Cash: $1,000.00
Paid by others: $16,000.00
Total: $17,000.00

digital $16,000.00

Also funds 33 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 21, 2024 to Oct 20, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 18, 2024 to Feb 20, 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: 100981675, 101038806.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.

88R HB 853

by Rep. Gervin-Hawkins, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Apr 24, 2023: Committee report sent to Calendars

Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.

Caption, 88R bill history

89R HB 592

by Rep. Gervin-Hawkins, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 3, 2025: Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.

Caption, 89R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026

11/09/2026 H Filed

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:31 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Subjects

FIREARM SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH (H157Z)

Holidays

Weapons

Text

The text as introduced · 168 words

90R2957 EMS-D

By: Gervin-Hawkins
H.B. No. 119

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 662.119 to read as follows:

Sec. 662.119. FIREARM SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH. (a) August

is Firearm Safety Awareness Month to increase awareness of firearm

safety and encourage community residents and leaders to:

(1) discuss the safe and responsible ownership,

storage, and use of firearms for recreational and defensive

purposes; and

(2) promote voluntary and collaborative methods that

improve public safety with respect to firearms.

(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, 2027.