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      H.B. No. 1899         AN ACT   relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the   conduct of a public fireworks display.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2154.101(b), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A person who is younger than 18 [ 21 ] years of age may not   be issued a [ pyrotechnic operator's license. The minimum age of a   person issued another ] license under Subchapter D [ is 18 years of   age ].          SECTION 2.  Section 2154.201(a), Occupations Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  [ A person who is younger than 21 years of age may not be   issued a public fireworks display permit. ] A person who is younger   than 18 years of age may not be issued a [ another ] permit under this   subchapter.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1899 was passed by the House on May 2,   2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 121, Nays 1, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1899 was passed by the Senate on May   14, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays 2.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor