Regulation Of Fireworks
Summary
The act clarifies that it is unlawful for a person who is licensed as a retailer, display retailer, wholesaler, or exporter of fireworks to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale, possess with intent to sell, deliver, consign, give, or otherwise furnish fireworks outside the scope of what the license permits.The act amends requirements for an exporter to sell certain fireworks for transport in the purchaser's vehicle so that it is unlawful unless the purchaser displays to the exporter a valid motor vehicle driver's license and a valid wholesale, retail, or resale license number issued by a state or local authority located outside of Colorado. The exporter is required to record the motor vehicle driver's license number and the wholesale, retail, or resale license number.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 19, 2021
Signed Jun 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2021 · House Apr 8, 2021
How they voted
20–13
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
May 11, 2021
D
Democratic21
95% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jun 30, 2021
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
May 21, 2021
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
lower
May 12, 2021
Introduced
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
lower
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Mar 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrienne Benavidez
DDemocratic
P
SB
Shannon Bird
DDemocratic
P
Tammy Story
DDemocratic
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