Senate Bill 193 Summary

• Amends the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (2011 PA 256) to clarify definitions of fireworks types and regulatory standards, including updates to capitalization and references to federal agencies and industry standards.

• Prohibits local units of government from regulating the sale, display, storage, transportation, or distribution of fireworks, except local units may enact ordinances regulating noise levels related to firework use.

• Allows local units of government to regulate when consumer fireworks may be ignited and discharged, except during the day before, day of, or day after national holidays (excluding Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, and Easter).

• Permits local units of government with a population of 75,000 or more, or those in counties with 750,000 or more residents, to restrict or prohibit the sale of consumer fireworks from tents and require sales at permanent buildings or structures.

• Limits civil fines for violations of fireworks ordinances to a maximum of $1,000.00 per violation with no other fines or sanctions allowed; effective 90 days after enactment.