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AZ HB2224
Bill
Status
1/28/2014
Primary Sponsor
Karen Fann
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-1606 to allow counties to regulate the sale of permissible consumer fireworks in unincorporated areas, in addition to regulating their use.
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Changes the trigger for county regulation from "times when there is a reasonable risk of wildfires in the immediate area" to when "a federal or state agency implements stage one fire restrictions in any portion of the county."
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Maintains that incorporated cities and towns retain authority to regulate the use of permissible consumer fireworks within their corporate limits.
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Preserves state preemption over permissible consumer fireworks regulation while allowing local jurisdictions limited regulatory authority based on fire restriction status.
Legislative Description
Sale of fireworks; counties
Last Action
Referred to House RULES Committee
2/19/2014