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MS HB909

Bill

Status

Failed

1/31/2023

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Horne

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 45-13-7 of the Mississippi Code to require fireworks kept for sale at wholesale and retail to be stored and sold only in rooms within permanent structures.

  • Prohibits fireworks from being stored or sold in temporary stands.

  • Maintains existing requirements for warning signs reading "FIREWORKS-NO SMOKING-KEEP OPEN FLAMES AWAY" at room entrances and "FIREWORKS FOR SALE-NO SMOKING ALLOWED" in sales sections.

  • Retains requirements for two approved fire extinguishers in buildings where fireworks are sold, or alternatively a barrel of water and two buckets for temporary stands.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2023.

Legislative Description

Fireworks; require to be located within a permanent structure.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2023

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A1/16/2023

Full Bill Text

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