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MS HB792

Bill

Status

Failed

3/5/2024

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Horne

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 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 a room within a permanent structure.

  • Prohibits fireworks from being stored or sold in temporary stands, effective July 1, 2024.

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A1/31/2024

Full Bill Text

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