Fire Prevention Code, Statewide; pyrotechnician or fireworks operator must be certified. (HB1162)

Introduced By

Sen. John Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Statewide Fire Prevention Code; State Fire Marshal; regulation of pyrotechnicians and fireworks operators.  Provides for the State Fire Marshal to establish a certification program for pyrotechnician  or fireworks operator to design, setup, conduct or supervise the design, setup or conducting of any fireworks display, either inside a building or outdoors. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/13/2010Committee
01/13/2010Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103977D
01/13/2010Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/01/2010Assigned GL sub: #1 Housing
02/10/2010Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 0-N)
02/11/2010Reported from General Laws with substitute (17-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2010Committee substitute printed 10105247D-H1
02/14/2010Read first time
02/15/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB1162H1)
02/15/2010Read second time
02/15/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105247D-H1
02/15/2010Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1162H1
02/16/2010Read third time and passed House (65-Y 33-N)
02/16/2010VOTE: --- PASSAGE (65-Y 33-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010Constitutional reading dispensed
02/17/2010Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
03/03/2010Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (10-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Committee substitute printed 10105628D-S1
03/05/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Read third time
03/08/2010Reading of substitute waived
03/08/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105628D-S1
03/08/2010Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1162S1
03/08/2010Passed Senate with substitute (30-Y 10-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010Passed Senate with substitute (28-Y 12-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010Placed on Calendar
03/10/2010Senate substitute rejected by House 10105628D-S1 (1-Y 96-N)
03/10/2010VOTE: --- REJECTED (1-Y 96-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2010Senate insisted on substitute (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2010Senate requested conference committee
03/11/2010House acceded to request
03/11/2010Conferees appointed by Senate
03/11/2010Senators: Blevins, Stuart, Locke
03/11/2010Conferees appointed by House
03/11/2010Delegates: Cosgrove, Rust, James
03/13/2010Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
03/13/2010Conference report agreed to by House (69-Y 27-N 1-A)
03/13/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION (69-Y 27-N 1-A) (see vote tally)
03/22/2010Enrolled
03/22/2010Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1162ER)
03/22/2010Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010Signed by President
04/06/2010Impact statement from DPB (HB1162ER)
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 643 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 6 clips in all, totaling 5 minutes.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB8.