04/27/2023 03:00 PM House STATE AFFAIRS

                 HB 146-REGULATION OF FIREWORKS                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:49:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHAW  announced that the  final order of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE  BILL NO.  146, "An  Act relating  to fireworks;  repealing                                                               
restrictions on  the sale of fireworks;  directing the Department                                                               
of Public  Safety to adopt  fireworks regulations;  and providing                                                               
for an effective date."                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHAW acknowledged  the zero fiscal note  and proceeded with                                                               
the amendment process.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
3:50:32 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:51:29 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE ALLARD moved to adopt  [Conceptual] Amendment 1 to                                                               
HB 146.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE   C.  JOHNSON   objected   for   the  purpose   of                                                               
discussion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:51:45 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  ALLARD explained  that  [Conceptual] Amendment  1                                                               
would delete  "any" on page 2,  line 8, and insert  "a"; further,                                                               
it would clarify  that the subsection should not  be construed to                                                               
authorize entry into  a private residence in  which fireworks may                                                               
be stored for personal use.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE STORY expressed her  appreciation for the proposed                                                               
amendment,  as  it  would  clarify  that  entry  into  a  private                                                               
residence wasn't allowed.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  ALLARD noted  that she  and Representative  Story                                                               
collaborated on [Conceptual] Amendment 1.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE C. JOHNSON removed his  objection.  There being no                                                               
further  objection,  [Conceptual]  Amendment  1  to  HB  146  was                                                               
adopted.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:53:18 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE WRIGHT moved to report  HB 146, as amended, out of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
fiscal  notes.   There  being  no  objection, CSHB  146(STA)  was                                                               
reported from the House State Affairs Standing Committee.