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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas bill requires film production companies to certify firearm safety compliance for state grants
Last action · March 14, 2025: Referred to Culture, Recreation & TourismSponsor: Sheryl Cole
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What This Bill Proposed
Production companies applying for moving image industry grants in Texas must certify compliance with state firearm safety guidelines starting September 1, 2025.
Grant applicants face an additional compliance requirement regarding firearm safety on film sets, tying state financial support directly to adherence to safety rules.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Production companies
Production companies applying for moving image industry grants must certify conformity with office guidelines on the safe use of firearms.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Mar 14, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
- Mar 14, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time
- Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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