HB 2255 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-1606 to add Diwali festival dates to permissible fireworks sale and use windows.

• Allows sale of permissible consumer fireworks two days before the first day of Diwali through the third day of Diwali each year in counties with populations exceeding 500,000 persons.

• Allows use of permissible consumer fireworks on the second and third days of Diwali each year in counties with populations exceeding 500,000 persons.

• Requires signage at retail fireworks displays to list the specific Diwali dates for that year when fireworks sales and use are permitted.

• Maintains existing state preemption of fireworks regulations while allowing local jurisdictions to impose additional restrictions consistent with national fire safety standards.