Fire Prevention Code, Statewide; pyrotechnician or fireworks operator must be certified. (SB8)

Introduced By

Sen. Harry Blevins (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
12/10/2009Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100065D
12/10/2009Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
01/20/2010Passed by for the day in General Laws and Technology
02/10/2010Committee substitute printed 10105113D-S1
02/10/2010Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 4-N) (see vote tally)
02/12/2010Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010Read second time
02/15/2010Reading of substitute waived
02/15/2010Committee substitute agreed to 10105113D-S1
02/15/2010Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB8S1
02/15/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB8S1)
02/16/2010Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 8-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2010Placed on Calendar
02/18/2010Read first time
02/18/2010Referred to Committee on General Laws
02/23/2010Reported from General Laws with amendments (15-Y 7-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2010Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
02/24/2010Rereferred to General Laws
02/24/2010Read second time
03/02/2010Reported from General Laws with amendment (17-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010Read second time
03/04/2010Read third time
03/04/2010Committee amendments #1 and #2 agreed to
03/04/2010Committee amendment #3 agreed to
03/04/2010Amendment by Delegate Cosgrove agreed to
03/04/2010Passed House with amendments (82-Y 18-N)
03/04/2010VOTE: --- PASSAGE (82-Y 18-N) (see vote tally)
03/08/2010House amendments rejected by Senate (5-Y 35-N) (see vote tally)
03/09/2010House insisted on amendments
03/09/2010House requested conference committee
03/10/2010Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/10/2010Conferees appointed by Senate
03/10/2010Senators: Blevins, Stuart, Locke
03/11/2010Conferees appointed by House
03/11/2010Delegates: Cosgrove, Rust, James
03/12/2010Conference report agreed to by Senate (32-Y 6-N) (see vote tally)
03/13/2010Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 21-N 3-N)
03/13/2010VOTE: --- ADOPTION (73-Y 21-N 3-A) (see vote tally)
03/22/2010Enrolled
03/22/2010Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB8ER)
03/22/2010Signed by Speaker
03/25/2010Signed by President
04/06/2010Impact statement from DPB (SB8ER)
04/11/2010G Approved by Governor-Chapter 587 (effective 7/1/10)
04/11/2010G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0587)

Video

This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 4 clips in all, totaling 3 minutes.

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB1162.