Colorado 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

HB 21-1235 — Regulation Of Fireworks

Last action — Governor Signed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 19, 2021. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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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 Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill clarifies that it is unlawful for a person licensed as a retailer, display retailer, wholesaler, or importer of fireworks to sell, according to their license permits. Additionally, it eliminates the ability for an exporter of fireworks licensee. These changes specify the conditions under which licensed fireworks sellers can operate, impacting regulatory compliance for fireworks businesses.

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First Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
First Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
21-0043.01 Jacob Baus x2173 HOUSE BILL 21-1235 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Bird and Benavidez, SENATE SPONSORSHIP Story, House Committees Senate Committees Transportation & Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING MEASURES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH THE MODIFICATION OF THE REGULATION OF FIREWORKS .
21-0043.01 Jacob Baus x2173 HOUSE BILL 21-1235 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Bird and Benavidez, Duran, Esgar, Gray, Hooton, McCormick, Mullica, Ricks, Sirota, Valdez A.
SENATE SPONSORSHIP Story, House Committees Senate Committees Transportation & Local Government A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING MEASURES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH THE MODIFICATION OF THE REGULATION OF FIREWORKS .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) The bill clarifies that it is unlawful for a person who islicensed as a retailer, display retailer, wholesaler, or importer of fireworks to sell, offerforsale,exposeforsale,possesswithintenttosell,deliver,consign, give, or otherwise furnish fireworks outside the scope of what the person's license permits.
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does d notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill d passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that e 1 a 2 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at S U 2 http://leg.colorado.gov.) U g 8 H d r e A The bill clarifies that it is unlawful for a person who islicensed as d a retailer, display retailer, wholesaler, or importer of fireworks to sell, 3 offerforsale,exposeforsale,possesswithintenttosell,deliver,consign, give, or otherwise furnish fireworks outside the scope of what the d person's license permits.
e n Thebilleliminatestheabilityforanexporteroffireworkslicensee m 2 S n 2 U g 7 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
d Thebilleliminatestheabilityforanexporteroffireworkslicensee e E a 2 S U , O g i Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
H i p Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statuee.
H d p Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.e A Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
d (exporter)tosellcertainfireworksfortransportinthepurchaser'svehicle if the purchaser displays to the exporter a valid driver's license issued by a state other than Colorado and a valid vehicle registration showing the purchaser owns a vehicle in a state other than Colorado.
R (exporter)tosellcertainfireworksfortransportinthepurchaser'svehicle if the purchaser displays to the exporter a valid driver's license issued by a state other than Colorado and a valid vehicle registration showing the purchaser owns a vehicle in a state other than Colorado.
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

  6. House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

  7. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  8. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

  9. Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/10/2021 - No Amendments

  10. Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 05/05/2021 - No Amendments

  11. Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  12. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology

  13. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  14. House Second Reading Passed - No Amendments

  15. House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  16. House Committee on Transportation & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  17. Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Local Government

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 98 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (98)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 21-1235 do?
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.)
Who sponsors HB 21-1235?
HB 21-1235 is sponsored by Adrienne Benavidez, Shannon Bird, and Tammy Story (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 21-1235?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 19, 2021. Enacted.
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