Committee reviews cleanup bill shifting State Fire Marshal duties to Insurance Department, queries fireworks fee distribution

The State and Local Government Committee reopened the hearing on Senate Bill 2090 to update statutory language after the State Fire Marshal's office moved from the Attorney General’s Office to the Insurance Department.

The measure is “pretty much a cleanup bill,” an Insurance Department representative told the committee, outlining changes that modernize fireworks and hazardous‑materials language, remove an unused inspection fee, update federal reporting references and move some form distribution online. The department testified the measure also redirects a fireworks application fee into the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund rather than the general fund to keep accounting aligned after the transfer.

Why it matters: the bill affects how fees tied to fireworks and certain inspections are handled, the administrative home of the fire marshal, and how the office complies with federal fire reporting systems — items that influence revenue flows to state funds and practical inspection duties.

What the bill does: the department representative…