FIREWORKS REGULATION-SPARKLERS
Summary
Amends the Fireworks Regulation Act of Illinois and the Pyrotechnic Use Act. Provides that "fireworks" and "consumer fireworks" do not include handheld or ground-based sparklers that are nonexplosive and nonaerial, sometimes producing a crackling or whistling effect, and containing 75 grams or less of pyrotechnic composition per tube or a total of 500 grams or less for multiple tubes (rather than only sparklers) or wood stick or wire sparklers containing not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic mixture per item. Effective January 1, 2024.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2023
Last action Mar 27, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
3
Committee
8
Amendments
1
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 006-002-000
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 007-002-000
lower
Feb 15, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Rita
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Joe Sosnowski
RRepublican
Co
Jonathan Carroll
DDemocratic
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