California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB828: Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions.
Status: Chaptered, September 27, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend Sections 25132 and 36900 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 12505, 12512, 12540, 12552, 12588, 12590, 12591, 12607, 12619, 12635, 12721, and 12726 of, and to add Sections 12590.5, 12590.6, 12619.1, 12640.1, 12640.2, and 12640.3 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to fireworks. fireworks Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions. (1) The State Fireworks Law requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations relating to fireworks as may be necessary for the protection of life and property…
From the chaptered text, September 27, 2026:
An act to amend Sections 25132 and 36900 of the Government Code, and to amend Sections 12505, 12512, 12540, 12552, 12588, 12590, 12591, 12607, 12619, 12635, 12721, and 12726 of, and to add Sections 12590.5, 12590.6, 12619.1, 12640.1, 12640.2, and 12640.3 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to fireworks. fireworks Fireworks licenses and permits: disqualifying conditions: local jurisdictions. (1) The State Fireworks Law requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations relating to fireworks as may be necessary for the protection of life and property. Existing law requires these regulations to include, among other things, provisions for the granting of licenses and permits for the manufacture, wholesale, import, export, and sale of all classes of fireworks. A violation of the State Fireworks Law or the regulations issued pursuant thereto is a misdemeanor. This bill would require the State Fire Marshal to adopt regulations that include provisions for determining license requirements specific to importing fireworks that will not be sold within California, as provided. (2) Existing law makes the possession of dangerous fireworks, except when the person possessing the dangerous fireworks holds and is operating within the scope of a valid license or permit, subject to various penalties depending on the amount of gross weight in possession. Existing law defines dangerous fireworks for these purposes to include, among other things, …