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NY S08013
Bill
Status
6/15/2016
Primary Sponsor
Thomas O'Mara
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AI Summary
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Removes the requirement that counties and cities must individually opt-in by local law to allow sparkling devices, making them permitted by default outside cities with populations of one million or more.
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Allows possession of sparkling devices lawfully obtained in any jurisdiction within the state, eliminating the previous restriction that they could only be transported between jurisdictions that both had opted in.
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Permits counties that did not previously opt-in to instead opt-out by enacting a local law and filing it with the secretary of state within 90 days of the act's effective date.
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Requires that local regulations of sparkling devices comply with NFPA 1124, 2006 edition standards and remain consistent with state law provisions.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to authorizing the sale and possession of sparkling devices outside of cities with a population of one million or more; removes requirement that localities authorize sparkling devices in their jurisdictions; authorizes counties to opt out if they pass a local law and file an exemption with the secretary of state.
Last Action
ordered to third reading rules cal.533
6/17/2016