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2011 SESSION

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HB 1834 Statewide Fire Prevention Code; permissible fireworks.

Introduced by: Edward T. Scott | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Statewide Fire Prevention Code; permissible fireworks.  Redefines what constitutes permissible fireworks in Virginia, and prevents localities from prohibiting the use, design, possession, ignition, display, storage, sale, or transportation of permissible fireworks, or the setup or supervision thereof. Further, the bill provides that the storage and sale of permissible fireworks shall be governed by the Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sale of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles adopted by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA 1124, 2006 Edition), and to the extent that NFPA Standard 1124 doesn't apply to buildings or structures, a locality may enforce any mercantile occupancy requirements.  The bill provides that it does not limit any local zoning authority lawfully exercised.

FULL TEXT

• 01/11/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103636D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11105068D-H1  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/11/11  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11103636D
• 01/11/11  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/17/11  House: Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
• 02/02/11  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 3-N)
• 02/03/11  House: Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
• 02/03/11  House: Committee substitute printed 11105068D-H1
• 02/06/11  House: Read first time
• 02/07/11  House: Read second time
• 02/07/11  House: Committee substitute agreed to 11105068D-H1
• 02/07/11  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1834H1
• 02/08/11  House: Read third time and passed House (57-Y 40-N)
• 02/08/11  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 40-N)
• 02/09/11  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/09/11  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 02/16/11  Senate: Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 1-N)