Mississippi legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Mississippi HB647: Fireworks; require to be located within a permanent structure.
Status: Failed, February 4, 2025
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-13-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE FIREWORKS TO BE LOCATED WITHIN A PERMANENT STRUCTURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 45-13-7, mississippi code of 1972, to require fireworks to be located within a permanent structure; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 45-13-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE FIREWORKS TO BE LOCATED WITHIN A PERMANENT STRUCTURE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 45-13-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 45-13-7. Fireworks kept for sale at wholesale and retail shall be stored in a room set aside for the storage and sale of fireworks only , and shall be located within a permanent structure and shall not be located in a temporary stand . Over the entrance to this room shall be posted a sign reading "FIREWORKS-NO SMOKING-KEEP OPEN FLAMES AWAY." Two (2) approved fire extinguishers shall be provided and kept in close proximity to the stock of fireworks in all buildings where fireworks are sold. Small temporary stands used for storing and selling fireworks only, in lieu of the fire extinguishers, may have a barrel of water and two (2) buckets available for use as fire extinguishing equipment. All fireworks kept for sale on counters must remain in original packages unless an attendant is on duty at all times at the counter where the fireworks are on display. Signs reading "FIREWORKS FOR SALE-NO SMOKING ALLOWED" shall be displayed in the section of any store set aside for the sale of fireworks. SECTION …
Sponsors
- Horne, Stephen A. (Steve) (R, 81) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary A
Subjects: Fireworks
Common questions
- What is HB647?
- HB647 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Fireworks; require to be located within a permanent structure.
- What does HB647 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 45-13-7, mississippi code of 1972, to require fireworks to be located within a permanent structure; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HB647?
- Failed as of February 4, 2025. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 4, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB647?
- Horne, Stephen A. (Steve) (R, 81).
- Where is the official record for HB647?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0647.xml
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