By: Leo-Wilson H.B. No. 3590       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth   holiday in certain counties.          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)  Except as provided by Subsection (h), a retail fireworks   permit holder may sell fireworks only to the public, and only during   periods:                (1)  beginning June 14 and ending at midnight on June 19   in a county in which the commissioners court of the county has   approved the sale of fireworks during the period;                (2)  beginning June 24 and ending at midnight on July 4;                (3) [(2)]  beginning December 20 and ending at midnight   on January 1 of the following year; and                (4) [(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.  Sections 352.051(b) and (d), Local Government   Code, are amended to read as follows:          (b)(1)  The Texas A&M Forest Service in the ordinary course   of its activities shall determine whether drought conditions, as   defined under Subsection (a)(2), exist on average in any county   requesting such a determination.  The Texas A&M Forest Service   shall make available the measurement index guidelines used to   determine whether drought conditions exist in a particular area.     Following any determination that such drought conditions exist, the   Texas A&M Forest Service shall notify said county or counties when   such drought conditions no longer exist.  The Texas A&M Forest   Service shall make its services available each day during the Texas   Independence Day, San Jacinto Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Fourth   of July, and December fireworks seasons to respond to the request of   any county for a determination whether drought conditions exist on   average in the county.                (2)  The Texas A&M Forest Service shall be allowed to   take such donations of equipment or funds as necessary to aid in the   carrying out of this section.          (d)  To facilitate compliance with an order adopted under   Subsection (c), the order must be adopted before:                (1)  February 15 of each year for the Texas   Independence Day fireworks season;                (2)  April 1 of each year for the San Jacinto Day   fireworks season;                (3)  April 25 of each year for the Cinco de Mayo   fireworks season;                (4)  May 15 of each year for the Memorial Day fireworks   season;                (5)  June 1 of each year for the Juneteenth fireworks   season;                (6)  June 15 of each year for the Fourth of July   fireworks season; and                (7) [(6)]  December 15 of each year for each December   fireworks season.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2023.