89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 592
Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
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89R3632 LRM-D By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 592 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