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KS SB199

Bill

Status

Passed

4/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Commerce

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates the fallen firefighters memorial at the Kansas Firefighters Museum in Wichita (1300 S. Broadway) as the official state fallen firefighters memorial

  • Abolishes the Kansas Firefighters Memorial Advisory Committee and replaces it with a new nine-member Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Council, with members appointed by the governor representing firefighter associations, fire chiefs, the museum, and other related organizations

  • Establishes the fireworks sales season for seasonal retailers as June 20 through July 7, while creating a new "permanent retailer" category allowing year-round consumer fireworks sales from permanent structures with annual state fire marshal registration

  • Creates three new distributor license categories: distributor of display fireworks, distributor of articles pyrotechnic, and unlimited distributor

  • Restricts possession, purchase, and sale of fireworks labeled "For Professional Use Only" to holders of specific state fire marshal licenses including manufacturers, hobbyist manufacturers, distributors, and licensed operators

Legislative Description

Designating the existing fallen firefighters memorial within the Kansas firefighters museum in Wichita as the official fallen firefighters memorial of the state of Kansas and replacing the Kansas firefighters memorial advisory committee with the Kansas firefighter memorial council; defining the fireworks sales season for seasonal retailers of consumer fireworks, providing for year-round sales by permanent retailers of consumer fireworks, requiring permanent retailers to register with the state fire marshal.

Last Action

Senate Approved by Governor on Tuesday, April 8, 2025

4/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Commerce, Labor and Economic Development2/25/2025
Commerce2/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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