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Consumer fireworksOn Monday, March 19, the Senate caucuses passed HB 2361 (NOW: regulations; consumer fireworks). Among other things, the legislation: prevents municipalities from adopting ordinances with penalties greater than a petty offense for a person using certain consumer fireworks; permits the imposition of fees on fireworks vendors; addresses certain signage issues; and permits restrictions on the sale and use of consumer fireworks in Coconino and Yavapai Counties. The League is neutral on the bill.Last week the House Committee on Military Affairs and Public Safety passed comparable legislation, SB 1364 (consumer fireworks; permitted regulation), by a vote of 7-2. The committee, however, adopted an amendment removing the authority of jurisdictions within Yavapai and Coconino Counties to regulate the sale of fireworks. Without that modest expansion of regulatory authority, the League opposes SB 1364, which has not yet been heard in the House Rules Committee. |
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