HB579 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Fireworks, permits, fees, use of pyrotechnic device before a proximate audience, validity of city ordinances, further provided for, Secs. 8-17-210, 8-17-211, 8-17-216, 8-17-216.1, 8-17-217, 8-17-218, 8-17-219, 8-17-220, 8-17-222, 8-17-225, 8-17-226, 11-45-9.1 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the State Fire Marshal
is required to charge certain fees for performing
certain tasks and issuing certain licenses and
permits</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide further for permits;
fees; the use of pyrotechnic devices before a
proximate audience; permissible use of fireworks;
sale of fireworks; authorization for retail sales
of permissible items of fireworks; authority of the
State Fire Marshal to seize and destroy illegal
fireworks, and the validity of city ordinances</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for the governing
body of any municipality to authorize law
enforcement to issue a summons when any municipal
ordinance prohibits the sale or use of aerial
devices and audible devices pursuant to law</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 8-17-210, 8-17-211, 8-17-216,
8-17-216.1, 8-17-217, 8-17-218, 8-17-219, 8-17-220, 8-17-222,
8-17-225, 8-17-226, and 11-45-9.1, of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the State Fire Marshal; to provide further
for permits; to increase fees; to provide further for the use
of pyrotechnic devices before a proximate audience; to provide
further for the permissible use of fireworks; to provide
further for the sale of fireworks; to provide further for the
authorization for retail sales of permissible items of
fireworks; to provide further for the authority of the State
Fire Marshal to seize and destroy illegal fireworks; to
provide further for definitions; and to provide further for
the effect on the validity of city ordinances; and to amend
Section 11-45-9.1 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to
issuance of summons; to allow when a municipal ordinance
prohibits the sale or use of aerial devices and audible
devices pursuant to law.
</p>
Subjects
Fire Protection
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2012 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 26, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 20, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB579 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |