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HB 1162 Fire Prevention Code, Statewide; pyrotechnician or fireworks operator must be certified.
Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Statewide Fire Prevention Code; State Fire Marshal; regulation of pyrotechnicians and fireworks operators. Provides for the State Fire Marshal to establish a certification program for pyrotechnician or fireworks operator to design, setup, conduct or supervise the design, setup or conducting of any fireworks display, either inside a building or outdoors. The bill also (i) adds a definition of fireworks operator or pyrotechnician, (ii) requires that at least one person holding a valid certification is present at the site where the fireworks display is being conducted, (iii) provides clarifies that the certification requirement does not apply to the use or display of permissible fireworks or in connection with any fireworks display conducted by a volunteer fire department provided one member of the volunteer fire department holds a valid certification. The bill is identical to SB 8.
FULL TEXT
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103977D pdf
- 02/11/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10105247D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/03/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105628D-S1 pdf
- 03/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1162ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/13/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103977D
- 01/13/10 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/01/10 House: Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
- 02/10/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/10 House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 5-N)
- 02/11/10 House: Committee substitute printed 10105247D-H1
- 02/14/10 House: Read first time
- 02/15/10 House: Read second time
- 02/15/10 House: Committee substitute agreed to 10105247D-H1
- 02/15/10 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1162H1
- 02/16/10 House: Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N)
- 02/16/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (65-Y 33-N)
- 02/17/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/10 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 03/03/10 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 03/03/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105628D-S1
- 03/05/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: Read third time
- 03/08/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/08/10 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105628D-S1
- 03/08/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1162S1
- 03/08/10 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 10-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 12-N)
- 03/09/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/10/10 House: Senate substitute rejected by House 10105628D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
- 03/10/10 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 96-N)
- 03/11/10 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 1-N)
- 03/11/10 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/11/10 House: House acceded to request
- 03/11/10 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/11/10 Senate: Senators: Blevins, Stuart, Locke
- 03/11/10 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/11/10 House: Delegates: Cosgrove, Rust, James
- 03/13/10 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N)
- 03/13/10 House: Conference report agreed to by House (69-Y 27-N 1-A)
- 03/13/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (69-Y 27-N 1-A)
- 03/22/10 House: Enrolled
- 03/22/10 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1162ER)
- 03/22/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 643 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643)