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MS HB792
Bill
Status
3/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Horne
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AI Summary
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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 a room within a permanent structure.
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Prohibits fireworks from being stored or sold in temporary stands, effective July 1, 2024.
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Maintains existing requirements for warning signs ("FIREWORKS-NO SMOKING-KEEP OPEN FLAMES AWAY" at room entrance and "FIREWORKS FOR SALE-NO SMOKING ALLOWED" in sales sections).
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Preserves current fire safety requirements including two approved fire extinguishers in permanent buildings, or a barrel of water with two buckets in temporary stands used for storage and sales only.
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Requires all fireworks displayed on counters to remain in original packages unless an attendant is on duty at the counter at all times.
Legislative Description
Fireworks; require to be located within a permanent structure.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/5/2024