SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2010 SESSION
SB 8 Fire Prevention Code, Statewide; pyrotechnician or fireworks operator must be certified.
Introduced by: Harry B. Blevins | 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 HB 1162.
FULL TEXT
- 12/10/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100065D pdf
- 02/10/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105113D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/22/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB8ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/10/09 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100065D
- 12/10/09 Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
- 02/10/10 Senate: Committee substitute printed 10105113D-S1
- 02/10/10 Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 02/12/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/10 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/10 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/10 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 10105113D-S1
- 02/15/10 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB8S1
- 02/16/10 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N)
- 02/18/10 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/10 House: Read first time
- 02/18/10 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/23/10 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (15-Y 7-N)
- 02/24/10 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/24/10 House: Rereferred to General Laws
- 02/24/10 House: Read second time
- 03/02/10 House: Reported from General Laws with amendment (17-Y 5-N)
- 03/03/10 House: Read second time
- 03/04/10 House: Read third time
- 03/04/10 House: Committee amendments #1 and #2 agreed to
- 03/04/10 House: Committee amendment #3 agreed to
- 03/04/10 House: Amendment by Delegate Cosgrove agreed to
- 03/04/10 House: Passed House with amendments (82-Y 18-N)
- 03/04/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (82-Y 18-N)
- 03/08/10 Senate: House amendments rejected by Senate (5-Y 35-N)
- 03/09/10 House: House insisted on amendments
- 03/09/10 House: House requested conference committee
- 03/10/10 Senate: Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/10/10 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/10/10 Senate: Senators: Blevins, Stuart, Locke
- 03/11/10 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/11/10 House: Delegates: Cosgrove, Rust, James
- 03/12/10 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 6-N)
- 03/13/10 House: Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 21-N 3-N)
- 03/13/10 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (73-Y 21-N 3-A)
- 03/22/10 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/22/10 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB8ER)
- 03/22/10 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/25/10 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/10 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/10)
- 04/11/10 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)